Yes, that’s me. Yes, those are a lot of cats. No, they did not ask me if they can has cheezeburger or anything like that. This picture was taken at Largo di Torre Argentina, Rome. The ruins of what used to be a temple to the goddess Fortuna have been, over time, transformed into a …
So all I can say is that I´m absolutely in love with this place, my title was inspired by the Queen song which I feel can pretty much describe how things are going. 1. I live on a cliff over the water so I get an awesome butt workout everyday going home. 2. siestas are …
Greetings from Italia, home of heat, side streets, rain, and the Jersey Shore. This week was the middle of my trip, and it sure seemed like it. I had midterms in the beginning of the week, which went well. Then on Wednesday, my whole program went to the Papal audience, because our school was being …
One of the best things about studying abroad is being able to travel on the weekends. One of the best things about the JFRC is that they understand that and only have classes Monday thru Thursday, so students can travel. Our first weekend travel excursion was with the JFRC to Pompeii. The sheer size of …
According to my Italian textbook, religion (i.e. Roman Catholicism) is one of the main reasons people go to Rome. Although I am not Catholic, I do acknowledge the impact that Catholicism has had on Western history and art, plus Father Bosco’s tours usually featured gelato at the end. I even went to the papal blessing. …
I am packing. I despise packing, but i guess the fact that i’m packing for something awesome makes it okay. I’ve always been a notorious over-packer, and so packing light for China (and traveling once i’m China) has proven to be somewhat of a struggle.
Roman summers are hot! Here is a quick guide on a few ways for you to keep your cool: 1. Drink water. Lots of it. This should be obvious, but most of us are not in the habit of carrying a water bottle or two around. Save your bottles. Rome has several fountains where one …
¡Hola a todos! ¿Qué tal? So, I have officially made it through my first two days of class at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. And as I sit here typing this, I look out my window and see a rainbow over the city. Yep, that’s right. A rainbow. That means rain. And it has been raining …
so…the flight took a long time. we were supposed to land in beijing at about 3pm, but due to thunderstorms, we ended up getting diverted to a smaller city west of beijing, taiyuan. Most of us on the plane didn’t even realize we had been diverted until the captain decided to announce as we hit …
Attempting to beat the picture system. let’s have a go at it, shall we? This morning, we had to take care of our own breakfast, and when i went into the school cafe to pick up a pastry, i saw this bao that looked like it was filled with pandan paste. Highly suspicious that pandan …