Do You Believe in Magic?
January 17, 2012
Do You Believe in Magic?
Ciao! It’s my sixth day here at the John Felice Rome Center and I’m still as captivated as I was on day one. School trips
to the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, Tivoli, and Villa D’Este have been some of the most incredible experiences of my life. Roaming the streets with new friends basking in the miracle of Roman architecture has been breathtaking to say the least. I feel like I have walked in about a thousand art filled churches but each one still gives me chills.
On Monday we started something I had totally forgotten about until Sunday night…school. The European vacation I had embarked on Wednesday was feeling a bit dampened if I am being honest. As with most things, I couldn’t have been more mistaken. Class in Rome is amazing! Fashion, Italian, Catholicism, and history are not exactly a bore to learn about. My professors are loud, funny, expressive and impressively interesting. Hopefully I will come back better dressed, well versed, and friends with the Pope. (hey, you never know!)
Tours, day trips, and classes have been amazing but let’s face it I’m still a college kid…what would this blog be if it didn’t include Roman nightlife? Piazza Navona has witnessed some of my favorite dinners and “after dinners” of my life.
Meeting other American students, beautiful native Romans, and young people from all over the world has been enlightening and a total blast! Rule of thumb: the cheapest wine is always the best choice. Ok maybe I am just telling myself that but who can really tell the difference in Italy anyway? One night after long conversation and a few or so bottles of cheap wine, my friends and I decided it was time to grab a taxi home. We were casually wandering searching for a main street and the magic of Rome just hit us. We literally BUMPED into the Pantheon! One of the oldest most historic buildings in the world I accidentally beheld after a night on the town. Magic.
This weekend we are going to Caserta, Salerno, Paestum and Sorrento. I’ll be sure to tell you all about it!
Ciao for now,
Christine