Daily Journal
September 12, 2022
Day Four: Trajan’s Disco Ball
Zabaglione Group: Francis, Quinn, Rashmi, Jana Documenting: Monday, September 5, 2022 Rashmi The first site we visited today was the Trajan Column, built to commemorate Emperor Trajan in his victory during the Dacian Wars. It’s made out of 20 separate pieces of marble with a spiral staircase inside, leading to a viewing platform at the…
Day Three: Rainy Days
Tiramisu Group: Esmé, Erika, Ella, & Eloise Documenting: Sunday, September 4, 2022 Today we met at the UW Rome Center at 9:00 am and promptly headed off to see Pasquino, the talking statue. Pasquino is a fragmentary ancient statue with many missing features, including the arms and face. Because the statue is relatively featureless, people…
September 6, 2022
Day Two: Class Begins
Tiramisu Group: Nicolas, Nicholas, Mckenzie, Manav Documenting: Saturday, September 3, 2022 Although most of us arrived on Friday, Saturday was our first full day in the eternal city. As we left our apartments in Trastevere and crossed over the Ponte Sisto we entered Campo de’ Fiori, a large public square bustling with street vendors. The…
Day One: Welcome to Rome
Panna Cotta: Anden, Amelia, Andrea, Aiden Documenting: Friday, September 2, 2022 Throughout the day, students arrived in Rome and found what would be their apartments for the next two weeks. Andrea I began my journey to Rome with a slightly delayed flight to Ireland with another student who I’d never met before. Not knowing what…
September 19, 2019
Day Fifteen – Ciao, Rome
Alijah This was the last time we would wake up in our apartments and walk the streets of Trastevere, at least for a long time. The last morning in Rome was nothing but chaos for me as I still had to pack clothes that came out of the wash only hours before, clean the apartment,…
Day Fourteen – Last Rome Day
Last day Rome Day We decided to take advantage of our free day and take a train to the beach. We met up at the piazza in Trastevere and took a long uphill walk to the train station. Not realizing there was one in Trastevere, we walked to the San Pietro train station. We rushed…
Day Thirteen – Final Roman Revelations
Zoe I crashed at least three parties this evening. A wedding reception sang terrible karaoke (mostly Elton John), while a bachelorette party blew smoke rings with stale cigarettes, and a birthday party danced uncoordinatedly to EDM remixes of Disney songs. Rome is a city of contrasts, and nothing made that point like tonight, as all…
September 17, 2019
Day Twelve – Markets, Mountains, and Memories
James It was only after navigating the charming Protestant Cemetery with careful respect, and somberly gazing upon the rows of tombstones arranged in a military neatness at the British War Memorial that our wise professor led us to an unimpressive mound and stopped us in the middle of the sidewalk to consider it. He proceeded…
September 16, 2019
Day Eleven – Looks Can Be Deceiving
Rahul Walking into Sant’ lgnazio di Loyola was one of the most surprising moments of our trip so far. After a while, the many churches and paintings and sculptures sometimes blend together, but this one stood out brilliantly. In my opinion, the ceiling rivaled that of the Sistine Chapel. Walking through it, we also got…
Day Ten – Our Own Roman Holiday
As our tenth day in Rome begins, we have become more accustomed to the areas and cultures of the eternal city. Today marked one of our only free days of the trip. Some of us chose to visit the Vatican and attended the Pope’s Audience, while others chose to have a relaxing day off our…
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