With midterms right around the corner, it’s hard to believe that I’ve already been in Italy for over a month! I’ve already done so much traveling and yet the best trips still await me! (Greece for fall break in TWO WEEKS!) This weekend, however, I will be staying here in Rome to play in a powder-puff football game against one of the other American universities in Rome, as well as to check out a few of the things I haven’t yet seen. My friends and I plan on exploring some of the catacombs, or underground cemeteries, that can be found all throughout the city. We’re particularly interested in the the catacombs of St. Callixtus which originated during the middle of the second century. This specific network of catacombs covers over 90 acres and in it are buried tens of martyrs, 16 popes, and many other Christian followers. And as if kicking butt in powder-puff football and exploring catacombs weren’t enough, I’m also taking a day-trip to Perugia, Italy on Sunday to attend Europe’s largest chocolate festival, Eurochocolate! I can’t wait to indulge in chocolate all day and to see the chocolate sculptures, which I’ve heard are pretty amazing. One of the most rewarding things about being in Europe is that every weekend offers something uniquely interesting and fun, whether I stay in Rome or travel. You just never know what to expect!
The nightlife in Rome is also great so you’re sure to ALWAYS have an absolute blast! There is everything from dance clubs that always pump the best techno beats to small bars, perfect for people watching those in the streets and meeting locals! At the end of every night many of the American students tend to end up at one particular bar called Scholars that stays open until 4 o’clock in the morning, two hours later than most pubs. The funny thing about Europe is that they play a lot of American music from over six or seven years ago, including Backstreet Boys, Brittany Spears, and pretty much any other music you can think of that you would never hear in the U.S. anymore. As each night draws to an end, Scholars becomes completly packed full of Americans who have been out partying all night and who for just those two hours can’t seem to get enough of this horribly out-dated music! It’s great and this is just one of the many things I know I will look back on and laugh about from my time in Europe!
There is NEVER a dull moment over here!
Ok, so I never thought I would be writing a blog, or moreover, why on earth anyone would ever want to read about my life. I guess you could say I never really expected to be living in Italy though either.
That being said, let me just start off by saying that if you are not planning on studying abroad, THINK AGAIN! I’ve been in Rome, Italy now for almost a month now and it has already been such an incredible experience. I’ve pretty much had the best month EVER!
Aside from taking classes at The American University of Rome, Salve’s affiliated school here in Italy, I’ve been doing a lot of traveling and sightseeing. I spent the first two weeks getting to know Rome and exploring all the amazing achitectual sights and ruins in this city and since then I’ve been doing a lot of traveling on the weekends. I’ve been to Florence, Capri, Positano, Pompeii, Pisa, and Barcelona, Spain. My favorites were Capri and Positano which were absolutely beautiful! The train system and cheap flights through RyanAir make it really easy to do this sort of traveling every weekend and there are also some great companies like Bus2Alps and EuroAdventures that do all-inclusive weekends complete with tours and sightseeing!
I plan to spend the next two weeks in Rome since there is still so much I haven’t seen or done! Rome is such a large city with SO MUCH to do! If you are thinking about studying abroad I would DEFINITLY suggest doing an entire semester, rather than just a summer intersession because there is no way I could imagine going home yet…
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