Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow

Tonight is my very last night and blog post from Rome. It feels so bittersweet. I feel so ready to be home, yet I do not want to leave.

Bravo: Most amazing trip of my life. All the sites I've seen and places I've had the opportunities to travel to. New friends I've made, and experiences we've had together. I'll get to see my family tomorrow and sleep in my own bed. Bravo #2: Yesterday I got to see the POPE!

Bruto: I got pooped on again, in my hair this time, and on my way to our exhibition of work from this semester. Bruto #2: I just plain old don't want to leave.

Interessante: Earlier tonight I brought my roommate Hayley with me on my favorite walk through Trastevere. What we realized is that I had been walking past the Tempietto which is where the martyrdom of St. Peter took place, and never realized it! I didn't have my camera, otherwise I would have taken a picture. Interessante #2: my roommate Hannah and I walked around Rome and saw the Mouth of Truth and St. Teresa in Ecastacy.

I hope you have enjoyed reading about my adventure abroad!

A Week of Firsts and Lasts

This is my last week living in Rome. Knowing that I'm leaving is rather bittersweet. I am ready to be home with my family, yet it is going to be hard to leave the city I have come to call home these past four months.
Bravo: On Saturday my friends Megan, Becca, and I climbed to the top of St. Peters Basilica. In Rome it is illegal to build a structure taller than the dome, so from the top you can see the entire city and surrounding mountains. It was quite the view, especially when the sun set. Bravo #2: On Thursday we had a class field trip to the Galleria Borghesey where they are currently showing Caravaggio and Bacon. The exhibit was really thought provoking because the two artists are so different stylistically yet so similar in the thoughts behind the artwork. The gallery also boasts several bernini sculptures which had increadible detail.

Bruto: It has started to get "chilly" here (around 45 degrees). Then I checked the projected weather for when I get home is 20 with snow. I cried a little on the inside.

Interessante: I'm going to have the most laid back finals week of my life here. I have a project due tomorrow and a photography assignment due on Tuesday. Other than that I'm done, and all I have left to do is enjoy the rest of my time here!

I'd Rather Update my Blog than do Homework...

This past week finished off my Thanksgiving break and a half week of school.

Bravo: For my latest photography assignment I am merging pictures of flowers with industrial images. This required a trip to some beautiful botanical gardens and to a museum that is housed in an old electric plant.

Bruto: I got pretty lost on the way to the museum and ended up wandering for an hour... lots of walking

Interessante: I was the only person at both of the venues I went to for my project! Interessante #2: I feel like I've only been in Rome for a week and a half, yet today when I looked at my calendar I realized that I come home in 2 weeks!