End of Week 1

Wednesday, May 25 10:45 pm

Ciao everyone! What a busy week it's been! I had my first Art History class yesterday, which was so overwhelming but very exciting and interesting! My teacher is one of the most intelligent people I've ever met - he seems to have a never-ending amount of knowledge on everything Rome! Because so much of Rome's history is based around Christianity and the birth of the church, I am also learning so much about the history of Christianity as well as the city itself. With my class, we will have half of the classes in lecture, which means 4 grueling hours of reviewing slides of artwork and sculpture - yikes -, but the other half of my classes are "on site." I am so excited to have an expert show me around the city and explain the significance of the historical places I am seeing. It is absolutely amazing to be in a city where almost all of the places you pass by everyday have a significant historical background and have lasted throughout centuries! It is insane to me that I have only been here for a week, I feel like I've been here months! Last night, my friends and I went to an Irish Pub for karaoke night! For whatever reason, many Italians listen to American music. In stores, restaurants, and even on ipods, we hear familiar music all over the place. At this Pub, there were tons of Italians singing American music. From Journey to the Grease movie soundtrack, they sang just about every genre of music we have in America. It was so hysterical to watch them trying to sing along to the American music. Hilarious. After my classes tomorrow, it will finally be the weekend! A group of us are taking a day trip to Pisa through my university in Rome and then are leaving straight from Pisa to go to Florence! We will be in Florence Friday and Saturday night - I absolutely can't wait to get there! I will take tons of pictures and can't wait to post them for everyone to see!

Have a great weekend! Love ya'll!
Corinne