Daily Journal 2023

September 8, 2023

Day Five: Ascending and descending through history

September 5, 2023 Biscotti – Zoe, Jacob, Swadesh Swadesh For a moment, the sun peeks shyly through the window shutters before erupting redly into the room, its streaming light forcing open unwilling eyelids, slamming shut the door to the world of dreams. (Or something like that. The sun comes up. You get the point.) The…

Day Four: Pathways and Passages

September 4, 2023 Zabaglione – Tess, Gabriel (Emilio), Audrey Tess Starting our 4th day in Rome, we were all excited and still ready to explore more with each waking breath of fresh Roman air. Whether it be traveling to different churches or exploring different terraces, each and every sight is breathtaking and never ceases to…

September 6, 2023

Day Three: Fountains of Rome – Day’s Theme: Water

September 3, 2023 Cannoli – Eleanor, Mina, Kate Eleanor The day started with everyone breaking off into groups and getting breakfast before we all met up at the UWRC. Once everyone arrived at the Rome Center we began walking around the city. Our stops included Pasquino the talking statue, Piazza Navona (and its fountains), the…

September 5, 2023

Day Two: Waking up in Rome

September 2, 2023 Tiramisu – Adrian, Gabriella, Nathan Q Adrian Brunke – Morning Early morning view across the street from the dorms. We woke up for the first full program day in the Eternal City, after what was for many of us the first night of sleep in two days. We got ready and made…

September 4, 2023

Day One: Arrival, Exploration, Recovery

September 1, 2023 Panna Cotta – Madeline I, Ernest, Margaryta Madeline I After a seven-hour flight from Newark to Rome, and an overwhelmingly crowded border control experience, I made it to the exit of the airport, a bit flustered but very very excited to finally be in Rome. I was relieved to see the sight…