{"id":3715,"date":"2013-01-17T08:20:25","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T13:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?p=3715"},"modified":"2013-01-17T08:20:25","modified_gmt":"2013-01-17T13:20:25","slug":"is-this-real-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?p=3715","title":{"rendered":"Is This Real Life??"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Finally in <strong>ROME<\/strong>! It\u2019s Thursday afternoon and it has been a week since I arrived in Rome. It has been a dream of mine to study abroad and now that I am here I can\u2019t believe it! (IS THIS REAL LIFE?)<\/p>\n<p>Before coming to the John Felice Center I came to Rome with my grandparents, my two sisters and my three cousins. I had just graduated high school and my grandparents took us to Rome for a few days because my Papa wanted us to see and experience where my Nana grew up. It was an amazing experience and I was very fortunate to go with them, but now I have more time to experience the Italian culture.<\/p>\n<p>So far I have loved everything Italy has to offer! I love how the culture focuses on being in the moment with friends and not worry about what\u2019s going to happen next, which is a nice and much needed change for me. JFRC organized a neighborhood dinner near the school and our table sat there for 3 hours. We enjoyed some amazing food, talked about what we\u2019ve done thus far and where we would like to travel. If you do come here (WHICH YOU BETTER) I highly recommend attending that meal.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the SLAs (Student Life Assistants) and the full-year students give the best and craziest advice. They don&#8217;t tell you where to go or what to see first, but rather want you to figure it out. I did that on Saturday with a group of friends after the tour of the Colosseum and the Roman Forum (INCREDIBLE) and we had a great time! We didn\u2019t plan ahead at\u00a0all. We just walked down different alleys and streets and got familiar with this incredible city.<\/p>\n<p>Experiencing the food, the monuments, and the Italian culture has been absolutely amazing. I love everything so far! This weekend we are going on an orientation trip to Campania, aregion in southern Italy, and then Brussels, Belgium next weekend!<\/p>\n<p>Until next time\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Casey<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3716\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/files\/2013\/01\/IMG_9989-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_9989-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_9989-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_9989.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finally in ROME! It\u2019s Thursday afternoon and it has been a week since I arrived in Rome. It has been a dream of mine to study abroad and now that I am here I can\u2019t believe it! (IS THIS REAL LIFE?) 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