{"id":4022,"date":"2016-02-02T14:39:39","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T19:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.rollins.edu\/wpsites\/letters\/?p=4022"},"modified":"2019-07-22T15:55:24","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T15:55:24","slug":"ive-survived-my-first-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/letters\/2016\/02\/02\/ive-survived-my-first-week\/","title":{"rendered":"I’ve survived my first week!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello! These next series of posts will cover my arrival on Saturday, January 22nd to Sunday, January 31st. For starters, I made it through the flight which is a small victory for me. There was a lot of turbulence and I was literally gripping the arms of my chair until my knuckles turned white. But the view was breathtaking.<\/p>\n

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Although I am very happy to be back on the ground. Once I landed I met up with several students who happened to be on my same flight so we could share a taxi. We were actually warned beforehand about these professional looking cabbies who charge more. I expected to bump into one or two but I didn’t realize how aggressive they’d be. One followed us outside to the more reliable cabs ranting about his great deals. It was quite the experience.<\/p>\n

The convent where I’m studying is located at the top of Aventine Hill and not what I was expecting at all. My mind imagined up some grand, baroque building because this is Rome. But it’s a humble little facility with a courtyard and small garden connecting the boarding house with the cafeteria. It’s very cute and tranquil and the nuns are so sweet. I also met the director and professors for the program who are an amazing group of people but I’ll go into more detail in a later post.<\/p>\n

To help us get a feel for the neighborhood, two walking tours were scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. Unfortunately, the only directions I can give are “we went downhill.” That’s how bad my sense of direction is and Rome is like a maze to me. But I’ve got me a map and am ready to brave the city. From just those two days I saw so much art and architecture: Circo Massimo, the Temple of Portunas, the Colosseum, Castel Saint Angelo, Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps, Piramide Cestia, Bocca Della Verita, Trajan’s Column and honestly I can just keep going. I was in awe at the sites and like a bum forgot to take any pictures…sorry. I do have some pictures but my camera is being difficult so when it feels like cooperating I’ll be sure to share!<\/p>\n

Being here is so incredible and I still can’t believe it. As an art history major I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. I plan on travelling a lot because this study abroad trip has opened up so many new experiences for me. These past tours went by so fast that I didn’t even have a chance to take in my surroundings but I plan on looking at them for hours on end the moment I get the chance. This was just a quick run down of how overwhelming my first two days went. My next posts will cover my classes and the amazing things I have the privilege of doing. Ciao!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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