{"id":13940,"date":"2019-11-01T11:09:21","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T16:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?p=13940"},"modified":"2019-11-01T11:09:21","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T16:09:21","slug":"on-sites-and-sightseeing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?p=13940","title":{"rendered":"On-Sites and Sightseeing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On-site classes are a hack to seeing Rome even when you may not have the time to go on your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To start, I&#8217;m taking six classes this semester. A full schedule. I would not recommend because you don&#8217;t really get a ton of time to venture about the city and balance work and maintain balance. I&#8217;ve been taking full schedules since I was a freshman, so I&#8217;m used to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of my classes, an ENGL class about writing fiction in Rome, is a class where we travel quite frequently and get to see so much while getting tips about the city from the professor who lives in a nearby neighborhood. Within the first few weeks of classes, we&#8217;d gone to the Teatro di Marcello, the Jewish ghetto, the Roman forum, countless churches, and to a keyhole that became a monument if and of itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13944\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/files\/2019\/11\/IMG_8188-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13944\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?attachment_id=13944\" \/>\n<figcaption>facade of Teatro di Marcello<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13942\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/files\/2019\/11\/IMG_8210-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13942\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?attachment_id=13942\" \/>\n<figcaption>a bit of the Roman Forum<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13945\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/files\/2019\/11\/IMG_8225-e1572612509473-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13945\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?attachment_id=13945\" \/>\n<figcaption>gold tiles commemorating Jewish people who were taken in World War II<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13946\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/files\/2019\/11\/DSCN0180-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13946\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?attachment_id=13946\" \/>\n<figcaption>strolling through Trastevere<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13943\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/files\/2019\/11\/DSCN0044-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13943\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?attachment_id=13943\" \/>\n<figcaption>through the keyhole to St. Peter&#8217;s<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13949\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/files\/2019\/11\/IMG_0144-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13949\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?attachment_id=13949\" \/>\n<figcaption>Pantheon<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13948\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/files\/2019\/11\/IMG_3234-500x159.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13948\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?attachment_id=13948\" \/>\n<figcaption>inside the Pantheon<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13950\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/files\/2019\/11\/c8f4e2f5-6156-4127-9b8f-10614b749435-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13950\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?attachment_id=13950\" \/>\n<figcaption>the Castello di San Angelo<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13951\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/files\/2019\/11\/c68d03d4-3dd3-4266-9d49-13ca6ad2137c-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13951\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?attachment_id=13951\" \/>\n<figcaption>a view from the Castello<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This isn&#8217;t the only class I have that takes on-site trips. One of my HIST classes takes trip out, too. We&#8217;ve visited the Victor Emmanuel Monument, the tomb of the unknown soldier built into it, and the Olympic Stadium just a forty-five minute walk from campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14003\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/files\/2019\/11\/IMG_1897-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"14003\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?attachment_id=14003\" \/>\n<figcaption>Victor Emmanuel monument<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14005\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/files\/2019\/11\/DSCN0066-Edited-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"14005\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?attachment_id=14005\" \/>\n<figcaption>the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14004\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/files\/2019\/11\/IMG_1812-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"14004\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?attachment_id=14004\" \/>\n<figcaption>a mosaic map of Rome at the stadium<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The point of these classes, however, is not just to see these places but to really teach you their history and importance. It doesn&#8217;t hurt that the teachers have lived here for years and know where to get the best granita (shaved ice with espresso poured into it and whipped cream on top), and the fun fact that twelve COUPLES ate in the belly of the Victor Emmanuel horse before it was showcased, and that there&#8217;s a pretty stellar gelato place across the bridge and over a street from the stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On-site classes are a hack to seeing Rome even when you may not have the time to go on your own. To start, I&#8217;m taking six classes this semester. A full schedule. 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