Another week has flown by here in Rome and it is crazy to think I only have 4 weeks left of the study abroad experience. This week in Rome we went to the International Film Festival in Rome. On Monday night I viewed 3 short films and on Tuesday night we went to the premier of Twilight. On Monday night there were some italian film stars on the red carpet and on Tuesday night we made it out onto the red carpet. It was so much fun!
Through our school here in Rome they organized a volunteer opportunity at a soup kitchen for us. I served bread and fruit for 2 hours and it was an amazing experience.
On Thursday we visited several churches with our theology teacher and met a monk from SJU who is completing his doctorate over here. That night we headed to the vatican and the castle to see everything lit up at night and of course, take some more pictures.
On Friday we spent the day in Assisi with our theology professor. Assisi is the home of St. Francis and St. Claire and we spent the day hiking the hills, and visiting the sites. We walked past fields of olive trees which they were harvesting and we even picked a few of our own. Then we had a picnic lunch on the hill by the castle and then climbed the towers for an amazing view. After that we saw where St. Francis was buried and had a formal tour of the cathedral. It was a wonderful day and a beautiful city I hope to go back to some day! We couldn't have asked for better weather or a more beautiful view!
On Saturday a small group of us travelled to Siena for the day. We had a relaxing and wonderful time shopping and sitting in the Piazza del Campo. Then we toured the duomo and several of us climbed the tower for the 360 degree view of Siena and the surrounding hill towns of Tuscany. While we were on the top of the tower a photo shoot was happening with some dancers that was really cool to see. We also saw a hot air balloon and now going on a hot air balloon ride over Tuscany is on my bucket list. Then we went through the museum and saw the arm that baptized Christ. After exploring the city we headed to our wine tasting class. We spent two hours tasting 6 different wines from the Tuscany region, learning about how to purchase the best wine, how to properly taste olive oil, eating cheese, bread, and dark chocolate, and learning about how they harvest/make the wine. It was the highlight of everyones day and our teacher was excellent! If you are ever in Siena go to the Tuscan Wine School:) After the wine tasting we had just enough time for dinner at a restaurant (Guido) that was filled with pictures of the famous people that had visited and their autographs. It was fun to look at the pictures while enjoying our delicious risotto with a pumpkin cream and gorgonzola sauce.
Through our school here in Rome they organized a volunteer opportunity at a soup kitchen for us. I served bread and fruit for 2 hours and it was an amazing experience.
On Thursday we visited several churches with our theology teacher and met a monk from SJU who is completing his doctorate over here. That night we headed to the vatican and the castle to see everything lit up at night and of course, take some more pictures.
On Friday we spent the day in Assisi with our theology professor. Assisi is the home of St. Francis and St. Claire and we spent the day hiking the hills, and visiting the sites. We walked past fields of olive trees which they were harvesting and we even picked a few of our own. Then we had a picnic lunch on the hill by the castle and then climbed the towers for an amazing view. After that we saw where St. Francis was buried and had a formal tour of the cathedral. It was a wonderful day and a beautiful city I hope to go back to some day! We couldn't have asked for better weather or a more beautiful view!
On Saturday a small group of us travelled to Siena for the day. We had a relaxing and wonderful time shopping and sitting in the Piazza del Campo. Then we toured the duomo and several of us climbed the tower for the 360 degree view of Siena and the surrounding hill towns of Tuscany. While we were on the top of the tower a photo shoot was happening with some dancers that was really cool to see. We also saw a hot air balloon and now going on a hot air balloon ride over Tuscany is on my bucket list. Then we went through the museum and saw the arm that baptized Christ. After exploring the city we headed to our wine tasting class. We spent two hours tasting 6 different wines from the Tuscany region, learning about how to purchase the best wine, how to properly taste olive oil, eating cheese, bread, and dark chocolate, and learning about how they harvest/make the wine. It was the highlight of everyones day and our teacher was excellent! If you are ever in Siena go to the Tuscan Wine School:) After the wine tasting we had just enough time for dinner at a restaurant (Guido) that was filled with pictures of the famous people that had visited and their autographs. It was fun to look at the pictures while enjoying our delicious risotto with a pumpkin cream and gorgonzola sauce.
We are all so excited to spend Thanksgiving in Florence this weekend. Keep checking facebook for more pictures!
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