{"id":1378,"date":"2011-09-05T18:15:44","date_gmt":"2011-09-05T23:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?p=1378"},"modified":"2011-09-05T18:15:44","modified_gmt":"2011-09-05T23:15:44","slug":"gelato-two-a-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?p=1378","title":{"rendered":"Gelato Two-A-Days"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greetings from Italy!<\/p>\n

Today was only the first day of classes but so much has happened already! Since getting off the plane last Wednesday, I feel like I have been constantly busy adapting to my new surroundings. I don\u2019t feel like I\u2019ve experienced complete culture shock but it will take some time to get used to the culture here. On the first night I arrived, we went on a walk around the neighborhood to check out the local sights. All the stores around campus were closed by 8 o\u2019clock. This was strange since I\u2019m used to the 24-hour superstores in the U.S. Over the past couple of days there have been tons of orientation activities and I\u2019m excited to get into a regular routine where I\u2019ll have some extra time to explore Rome and other parts of Europe.<\/p>\n

We went to the Colosseum and the Roman Forum a couple days ago. It was cool to see the buildings that I had only previously seen in pictures. I also found out that many of the structures had been excavated less than one hundred years ago. Some of the buildings at the Forum were even more dilapidated than I expected. I also wish there had been more signs about what the structures were, so I would know what I was specifically seeing.<\/p>\n

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There was also a group trip to the beach yesterday. I love being outside in the sun so it was a really good relaxing day before the beginning of classes. I definitely want to scope out more beaches in the area during my time here.<\/p>\n

Finally, tonight after dinner we took a quick trip to the Trevi Fountain. It was really pretty at night and I made sure to take a lot of pictures. I also got some great Tiramisu gelato across from the fountain. I already bought some earlier today on the way home from the grocery store, but I love Tiramisu so I couldn\u2019t resist!<\/p>\n

That\u2019s it for today- I\u2019ll make sure to keep updating this with details soon!<\/p>\n

Ciao!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Greetings from Italy! Today was only the first day of classes but so much has happened already! Since getting off the plane last Wednesday, I feel like I have been constantly busy adapting to my new surroundings. I don\u2019t feel like I\u2019ve experienced complete culture shock but it will take some time to get used … <\/p>\n

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