Monday began with our first Roman Construction class with our new visiting professor, Paolo Vitti. After lunch we had a preparatory logistical meeting for our Paris field trip next week. The meeting was followed by Studio. On Tuesday we had an exciting day trip to Tivoli where we explored Hadrian’s Villa and Villa [...]
I had yet another busy week! It began with our history lecture Monday morning. I tried something new during our lunch break and attended the meditative yoga class that the school organizes for us. It was a nice, relaxing, stress-relieving time. After a quick lunch I had Studio in the afternoon, followed by [...]
Monday began with our typical history lecture, followed by Studio in the afternoon. We were supposed to have a lecture during the evening, but it was cancelled because of some unforeseen planning issues, so I had time to work in the evening. We spent the entire day on Tuesday at the Vatican, going [...]
Phew, what a busy week! We had work galore! Monday began with our history lecture and ended with Studio. I spent most of Tuesday working on my villa analysis for Studio and doing history readings, but since it was technically a “free” day, I did take time out of my morning to play [...]
Saturday morning my mom and I woke up, ate breakfast, and headed to the airport. I sat with her until her flight left. We said our goodbyes until we will be reunited in the spring. After killing some time, I was on my flight to Milan where my Italian family picked me up [...]
We started our first morning in Prague by crossing the Charles Bridge and going to the Old Town Square, where we caught a walking tour of the city. The tour was extensive and covered parts of the Old Town, New Town, and Jewish Quarter. Our guide gave us a detailed history of the [...]
New Year’s Day we woke up early to head to the airport. There, we said goodbye to my dad and grandma as they were heading home, while my mom and I were headed to Vienna! Our flight was delayed so we arrived in Vienna in the late afternoon. We checked into the hotel, [...]
Wednesday, Dec. 27, we said goodbye to our relatives and took the train to Rome! We arrived in the afternoon, took our time getting settled in the Airbnb, and went out to dinner, stopping at the Trevi Fountain along the way! After dinner we continued onto the Spanish Steps where, after enjoying the [...]
Here are some photos from our lovely time in Chamonix.
We woke up early on Wednesday and caught our train to Köln, Cologne in English, arriving around noon. After dropping our bags off at the hostel (interesting sidenote: every room in the hostel had a different exciting theme—ours was circus themed! You can check out this link to their website to see pictures!), [...]
