{"id":8077,"date":"2015-09-01T04:55:05","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T09:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?p=8077"},"modified":"2015-09-01T04:55:05","modified_gmt":"2015-09-01T09:55:05","slug":"my-roman-bucket-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?p=8077","title":{"rendered":"My Roman Bucket List"},"content":{"rendered":"

Buongiorno! My name is Amanda and I will be writing about my adventures on this blog while living in the beautiful and eternal city of Rome! I had never been to Italy before, but I have to say, I am entranced. The people, food, architecture and overall atmosphere are unlike anything I have ever experienced! While I have been able\u00a0to spend a little bit of time exploring the most famous sites of Rome, I still have a lot of things I want to do. Keeping this in mind, I wrote a “bucket list” to try and complete before I leave in December. A few are popular tourist destinations, a few are things I saw online, and the rest consists of anything my mind could dream up, but I want to do it all!<\/p>\n

1. Get\u00a0aperitivo (appetizers) at a rooftop restaurant.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Watch the sunset from the top of Piazza del Popolo.<\/p>\n

3. Stare up\u00a0at the Sistine Chapel for such a long time I get neck pain.<\/p>\n

4. Buy a water-colour painting from a vendor in Piazza Navona.<\/p>\n

5. Visit the Trevi Fountain while it is under construction and again when it re-opens in October.<\/p>\n

6. Eat the largest size gelato I can get while people-watching on the\u00a0Spanish Steps.<\/p>\n

7. Get lost.<\/p>\n

8. Tour the Castel Sant’Angelo at night.<\/p>\n

9. Stand under the dome in the Pantheon.<\/p>\n

10. Watch a sunrise over the whole city somewhere.<\/p>\n

11. Buy my own Vespa.<\/p>\n

12. Befriend Pope Francis and get invited to dine at the Vatican.<\/p>\n

13. Discover an ancient artifact while strolling through the Roman Forum.<\/p>\n

14. Get asked if I am Italian by a local.<\/p>\n

I am very determined to finish all the things on this list, and will post updates all the time! Sadly I’m only kidding about the Vespa…<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, “When in Rome” is truly a phrase I am living out for the next few months. So if that means getting gelato every night, so be it!<\/p>\n

Even after living here for about one week, it still takes me by surprise when I wake up and realize that I am in a whole different country. Small occurrences keep me from forgetting where I am! For example, while I was typing this, the computer auto-corrected water color to water-colour. I am definitely not in America anymore!<\/p>\n

As I get ready to go to class, I will leave you with a beautiful shot of the Spanish Steps I took two days ago.<\/p>\n

Ciao,<\/p>\n

Amanda<\/p>\n

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Buongiorno! My name is Amanda and I will be writing about my adventures on this blog while living in the beautiful and eternal city of Rome! I had never been to Italy before, but I have to say, I am entranced. The people, food, architecture and overall atmosphere are unlike anything I have ever experienced! … <\/p>\n

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