As promised, I wanted to give at least a short description of mass at the St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. The day started out early, especially given our late night New Year’s Eve celebrating, but hey, seeing the Pope is probably a once in a lifetime event. We met up with our trip coordinator …
I can’t believe I got to spend my first day of the year in Rome! 2014 is off to a great start. My last moments of 2013 were spent drinking prosecco in front of the colosseum surrounded by new friends and hundreds of drunk Italians shooting off fireworks. To say it was amazing is an …
Wow! These first few days in Rome have already been so packed full of experiences that I feel overwhelmed in deciding where to start and what to tell. We arrived at the Fiumicino airport Monday morning, pretty tired from the flight but happy to finally be here! The weather was cold and wet, but of …
Welcome! I am a junior at Loyola, majoring in English and International Studies. I was so excited to have the opportunity to travel to Rome/Malta and learn about human rights and refugee issues. My long-term career interests are in this direction, so when I heard about this J-term section I jumped on it immediately. I …
It’s the night before I depart for Rome and I could not be more excited! In order to prepare, I went out for Italian food with my family while my younger brother, the family scholar, lectured us on the history of Rome and early Christianity. A little bit off the topic of what we’re going …
“Firgun” : (Hebrew) The act of sharing in or even contributing to someone else’s pleasure or fortune, with a purely generous heart and without jealousy; or of sharing credit fairly. This last weekend I traveled all the way to Londra (London), where I fell in love with everything and everyone around me. I know earlier …
Fall break was upon us here in Madrid, as some students prepared to go on the group trip to San Sebastian and Bilbao others were prepping for Ireland, London, Amsterdam, Switzerland, Paris, Rome, and more and I was prepping for the trip of a lifetime. On Saturday October 19th I packed up my duffel and …
I apologize to those of you who actually read my blog that it has been a month since my last update! Let me share with you everywhere I have been! I have been to Segovia, Spain, Lisbon, Portugal, Barcelona, Spain, and La Mancha, Spain. It has been an amazing couple of months so far in …
Sometimes I start to feel homesick and decide I’m ready to go home and see my family; but then other times, like today, I realize how amazing I feel here and how many great opportunities I’m experiencing! I spent the weekend of the 7th-9th exploring Barcelona with Catie. On our first night we experienced the …
For the past two months, I’ve been seeing familiar faces from home. I’ll be walking down College Road on the way to the library at UCC and catch a glimpse of so-and-so from high school. Or while grabbing a hot chocolate with extra whipped cream (yes, I am five-years-old, thank you very much) I’ll know I’m staring …