Last night I wrote an article (with the rest of the TCU students) to the Daily Skiff, our university newspaper. Hopefully they’ll publish it! Here it is: Headline: Thinking About AbroadWe arrived in Italy five weeks ago and only one of the eight TCU students had studied Italian. We placed ourselves in a different culture […]
ContinueFlorence, Italy: Second Technological Casualty
It happened; within 10 days I had my second technological casualty of my semester. This was much more serious, however. When I was getting onto the train from Venice to Florence I heard a crack and crash. I looked behind me and my camera had fallen out of my bag. I thought it was secure […]
ContinueFlorence, Italy: A Weekend of Firsts
Just a warning: I was adventurous this weekend. TrainsWhat’s sad is that I’d never been on a train before this weekend. I’ve been on over 100 airplane flights, but have never done trains. I’ve been missing out! Granted, Europe’s train system is much more efficient (from what I hear) than Amtrack, but still, the views […]
ContinueFlorence, Italy: Venice Day 2 (City for Lovers)
I started today deciding not to repeat yesterday: if I couldn’t find something without looking at a map, then I’d wait until later to explore and find it. So without using a map where did I get to? The Basilica di San Marco. I’d heard it was pretty, but that doesn’t begin to describe it. […]
ContinueFlorence, Italy: Venice Day 1 (City for Jesus)
When I stepped off of (and in some ways on to) the train this morning, I ventured into the unexpected. Venice was a mystery. My side-reading had never involved it like it had with the Medicis in Florence. My history studies had never touched on it. I knew very little about it other than what […]
ContinueFlorence, Italy: Opera e Cucina
Recovering from Rome is hard. School work stacks up, even when it’s a school trip; the nights are all full of activities; the hours of missed sleep never return. This week was the perfect example of why I won’t recover until I graduate in December. We returned from Rome on Sunday evening and I immediately […]
ContinueFlorence, Italy: Lingual Turning Point
I’m reaching a turning point with my Italian studies. With every language it usually happens like this: once I hit prepositions and take the time to learn them, the rest flows together. Back in 6th grade with English, Mrs. Mineart’s biweekly “preposition memorization tests” were my challenge. I never learned them and at that point […]
ContinueFlorence, Italy: Rome Day 3 (The Ancients)
I’m writing this during the return trip from Rome, a city I now love. This morning we did the tour of many of the ancient Roman sites in the city. I’d already seen most of these during the first night we were there, but seeing them in the daylight with Jeremy explaining how they all […]
ContinueFlorence, Italy: Rome Night 2 (Cul de Sac)
I just got back from a very fun night. Dr. Antrim, one of the TCU professors, had recommended this restaurant to us for our trip to Rome. It didn’t disappoint. One thing we’re having trouble with, as a TCU group, is learning to be individuals and to break off. So, after going to three different […]
ContinueFlorence, Italy: Rome Day 2 (Vatican)
Is it possible after spending an entire day in museums and basilicas that I want to go back for so much more? That’s the current mood. We started with lines. As I’ve heard is unavoidable, we stood in line for about 90 minutes just to get into the museums. It was well worth the wait, […]
Continue
