There is nothing better than Spring time on campus when all of the snow has melted away and the flowers begin to bloom. Even on a cloudy or rainy day, Loyola’s campus looks beautiful. Below I’m sharing some of my favorite photos of campus this season:
By now my fellow bloggers have already dished about St. Patrick’s Day in the city. One of the greatest things for me about everyone being out and about on the holiday weekend with the gorgeous weather was being able to people watch. The highlight of my St. Patrick’s Day (besides seeing the river dyed NEON green) was grabbing dinner with a friend at Chick-Fil-A downtown and taking it to the plaza surrounding the historic Chicago Water Tower. We camped out for an hour or so and got to watch crazy people all hyped up for the holiday and dressed head to toe in green. I have never seen so many people in one place in my life! Michigan Ave was packed. I’m already looking forward to the next St. Patrick’s Day weekend in the city!
Ciao! I am having the time of my life in Rome, but I do miss Loyola and Chicago a ton. There are so many things I miss, but I thought I’d list my top five, not in any particular order.
Chicago Pizza. Yep… they don’t have deep dish here, although Italy’s pizza is ALMOST as good as Chicago deep dish. I am starting to miss my monthly visits to Giordano’s. Well, maybe a little more frequently than monthly…
Water Tower Place. My second home. Water Tower Place (a big mall off Michigan Ave) is my favorite place to shop, because they have every single store I love. It’s really the only place I need to go if I am looking to shop. Also, they have an amazing food court called FoodLife.
Loyola4Chicago Volunteering. Last semester I volunteered at Misericordia, a home for developmentally disabled individuals. It was a great experience and I am sad I had to take a semester off from it, as I became close with many of the residents.
Having a UPass. Like Chicago, there is a bus and train system in Rome, and all throughout Italy. Unfortunately, they don’t have semester passes like the CTA does. It isn’t that big of a deal, but I do miss being able to go wherever I want on the CTA for free!
Social Work classes. At the Loyola Rome Center, I can only take core classes. I do miss taking my social work classes because that is what I am truly passionate about. I’m eager to take some more this upcoming Fall Semester!