I know that it has been a few days since I last posted anything and to all of you reading I am sorry I figured I would just recap the whole weekend. So, here we go.
Thursday: After our extremely long and productive day at the Vatican we had a classroom day for part of it and then we were off from Thursday at lunch until Monday when we meet for class. Class is always interesting not in a bad way at all just interesting. There are only 4 history majors here so it is cool to here what so of the others are thinking and feeling as they are on this trip. Even within the history majors we have different ideas of how history should be viewed and we normally don't get through all that we are meant to talk about but that is ok. We are critically thinking about what we are seeing and how should things be viewed as a Christian first and foremost and then as a history major or whatever. That night we went out and just explored. If you haven't noticed we do that a lot and we get lost a lot. Not the bad kind of lost where we don't know how to get back but the bothersome kind. Where you kinda know where you are not not totally sure. Either way it was a good night and we had a lot of fun.
Friday: BEACH TIME!!!!! Yes, on Saturday some of us went to the beach here in Rome. It is about an hour and a half metro ride from where we are and man was it Totally worth it. We left about 10 in the morning and took a bus to the metro station and then from there took one metro to the end of the line and then hopped on another metro and rode that one to the end of the line. From here we were exactly sure where the water was so we walked in the general direction that we thought it might be in and we go lucky, ok so we did ask once if we were going in the right direction and sure enough we were. So, the beach was a little bit different that anything that I would have imagined. It was a blackish sand. Yes, I said a black sand beach and man was that neat. I can't say cool because it wasn't in fact it was really, really hot. I am talking having to put shoes on to water only a few steps. Also, I have never been more thankful that we don't allow people to try and sell things on the beach back in the states. They were everywhere and would not leave us alone. Except when the guy who was with us was there. There were four of us girls and one of the guys. It never failed as soon as the guy would leave we would get pestered to kingdom come and then Brandon would come around and say no and they would leave. I will say that the lady giving massages was my favorite. Yes, hehe I got a back massage right there on the beach for about 8 American dollars and man oh man was it totally worth it. So, we got back from the day on the beach and just chilled for the rest of the day.
Saturday: We all slept in well at least most of us did. After lunch we decide that we were going to go to this di Vinci museum and then a crypt with 4,000 dead monks bones made into art. The museum was really interesting. We all know that di Vinci was a painter and we all know that he was an inventor but man it was really cool to see some of the things that he came up with.He truly was ahead of his time. He had invented really one of the first underwater breathing machine and a ton of other things. I don't think I will think about him the same way ever again. After we left there we were on an adventure, once again, to find out where this church was where these bones where. When we got there the lady at the front door was giving us a hard time, all in jest, so there were 6 different rooms and each room had different bones and bodies of monks. all of the art work on the walls were the bones as well. It was one of the weirdest things I think I have ever seen. I loved it and wish I could take all of you there. The statement at the end reads things, "What you are Now we use to be; What we are Now you will be." Wow, so true that kinda put things into perspective and they is what they wanted. After that some us went back to the Convent to chill for a bit cause it was a bit warm outside. We later went out to eat and up until that point it really had not been bad to eat out well.......we were in for a surprise at the price and the Mexican restaurant that we went too. The prices were crazy and it kinda put a damper on the meal, but you live and learn.
Sunday: It was a lazy day besides going to church we really did nothing and it was really nice after going the rest of the weekend. So, that was the second week here in Rome. This week we will be in Florence, then we have our final week. Wow, it is hard to believe that we have been here two weeks and we only have two more weeks. Well, it is Monday, and I have class in a bit but I will be back later and tell you what we did today Ciao from Rome
Thursday: After our extremely long and productive day at the Vatican we had a classroom day for part of it and then we were off from Thursday at lunch until Monday when we meet for class. Class is always interesting not in a bad way at all just interesting. There are only 4 history majors here so it is cool to here what so of the others are thinking and feeling as they are on this trip. Even within the history majors we have different ideas of how history should be viewed and we normally don't get through all that we are meant to talk about but that is ok. We are critically thinking about what we are seeing and how should things be viewed as a Christian first and foremost and then as a history major or whatever. That night we went out and just explored. If you haven't noticed we do that a lot and we get lost a lot. Not the bad kind of lost where we don't know how to get back but the bothersome kind. Where you kinda know where you are not not totally sure. Either way it was a good night and we had a lot of fun.
Friday: BEACH TIME!!!!! Yes, on Saturday some of us went to the beach here in Rome. It is about an hour and a half metro ride from where we are and man was it Totally worth it. We left about 10 in the morning and took a bus to the metro station and then from there took one metro to the end of the line and then hopped on another metro and rode that one to the end of the line. From here we were exactly sure where the water was so we walked in the general direction that we thought it might be in and we go lucky, ok so we did ask once if we were going in the right direction and sure enough we were. So, the beach was a little bit different that anything that I would have imagined. It was a blackish sand. Yes, I said a black sand beach and man was that neat. I can't say cool because it wasn't in fact it was really, really hot. I am talking having to put shoes on to water only a few steps. Also, I have never been more thankful that we don't allow people to try and sell things on the beach back in the states. They were everywhere and would not leave us alone. Except when the guy who was with us was there. There were four of us girls and one of the guys. It never failed as soon as the guy would leave we would get pestered to kingdom come and then Brandon would come around and say no and they would leave. I will say that the lady giving massages was my favorite. Yes, hehe I got a back massage right there on the beach for about 8 American dollars and man oh man was it totally worth it. So, we got back from the day on the beach and just chilled for the rest of the day.
Saturday: We all slept in well at least most of us did. After lunch we decide that we were going to go to this di Vinci museum and then a crypt with 4,000 dead monks bones made into art. The museum was really interesting. We all know that di Vinci was a painter and we all know that he was an inventor but man it was really cool to see some of the things that he came up with.He truly was ahead of his time. He had invented really one of the first underwater breathing machine and a ton of other things. I don't think I will think about him the same way ever again. After we left there we were on an adventure, once again, to find out where this church was where these bones where. When we got there the lady at the front door was giving us a hard time, all in jest, so there were 6 different rooms and each room had different bones and bodies of monks. all of the art work on the walls were the bones as well. It was one of the weirdest things I think I have ever seen. I loved it and wish I could take all of you there. The statement at the end reads things, "What you are Now we use to be; What we are Now you will be." Wow, so true that kinda put things into perspective and they is what they wanted. After that some us went back to the Convent to chill for a bit cause it was a bit warm outside. We later went out to eat and up until that point it really had not been bad to eat out well.......we were in for a surprise at the price and the Mexican restaurant that we went too. The prices were crazy and it kinda put a damper on the meal, but you live and learn.
Sunday: It was a lazy day besides going to church we really did nothing and it was really nice after going the rest of the weekend. So, that was the second week here in Rome. This week we will be in Florence, then we have our final week. Wow, it is hard to believe that we have been here two weeks and we only have two more weeks. Well, it is Monday, and I have class in a bit but I will be back later and tell you what we did today Ciao from Rome
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