Daily Journal 2023

September 27, 2023

Day Fifteen

September 15, 2023 Shawn & Julianna Julianna I can’t believe how fast the time has flown! It feels like the program just began and we are already heading home. Today the students checked out of the dorms, caught rides to the airport and said goodbye to the Eternal City. As I reflect on the past…

September 22, 2023

Day Fourteen

September 14, 2023 Zabaglione – Tess, Emilio, Audrey Audrey It was the last full day in Rome. Unanswerable Question of the day: How has the time flown by so fast? I started my day by heading to Vero and getting my last chocolate croissant and peach cup, a staple breakfast for a while now. Before…

Day Thirteen

September 13, 2023 Granita – Penelope, Cara, Nathan S Penelope I spent most of today exploring alone. I visited the park Caffarella, a dry, dusty park with the shrubs and dirt and not a lot of grass to enjoy. While I was walking around looking for a good spot to eat I found a farmhouse…

September 21, 2023

Day Twelve

September 12, 2023 Biscotti – Zoe, Jacob, Swadesh Jacob What is up everybody! I had a great morning today. Someone else’s alarm woke me up around 7:50. I went through my morning routine: play a few rounds of chess, make my bed, get dressed, down some Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and then brush my teeth. I…

September 14, 2023

Day Eleven

September 11, 2023 Bomboloni – Madeline G, Layla, Moa Morning! – Maddy Glaser The morning of September 11th, we were tired. In order to get to the town of Orvieto, we were asked to meet at the train station at 8:30 AM; no easy task for those of us who stayed up late on the…

Day Ten – Theme: Occupation and Isolation

September 10, 2023 Cannoli – Eleanor, Mina, Kate Kate Today was our free day where we could explore Rome however we wanted to, whether that be a relaxing day around the surrounding neighborhood of Prati or a train ride to the beach. Some students decided to go to the Rome flea market. While my classmates…

Day Nine

September 9, 2023 Tiramusu – Adrian, Gabriella, Nathan Q Morning – Adrian I woke up early in the morning, thinking we had to walk to the UW Rome Center. Turns out I had a lot of extra time – one of my roommates let me know that we were meeting at the dorms today! We…

September 13, 2023

Day Eight

September 8, 2023 Panna Cotta – Margaryta, Madeleine I, Ernest Ernest – Morning: Castel Sant’Angelo As amateur historians (I’m considering all casual enthusiasts eligible for that title), I think we tend to view history through a very distant lens. Over the course of several hundred years, we see great empires rise and fall, and the…

September 12, 2023

Day Seven: Wow! A Spectacle!

September 7, 2023 Bomboloni – Madeline G, Layla, Moa Moa – Morning! For UW Students, this may have been one of the best mornings on their Rome trip so far. Alarms need not be set as the class’s first meet up would be at 1:30pm at the UW Rome Center. With their free morning, the…

September 9, 2023

Day Six

September 6, 2023 Granita – Penelope, Cara, Nathan S Cara Day 6 of our trip to Rome, and we’re all still going strong! I treated myself and my roommate to some good coffee first thing in the morning (if you know me you know I hate coffee, and yet that’s what I’ve spent the most…