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I'm going to say it. I love Rome! I would never leave if I could. The last three days have been so exhausting but oh so fun! Our cohort consists of 16 Americans running around taking pictures and screaming about how excited we are as well as trying to say "Grazie!" as best as we can. We landed in Rome on Saturday the 4th at 9 AM. We learned quickly how fast aggressive people drive in Italy! The drive into the city was underwhelming at first, but you cannot see the beauty of this city by driving, it's all seen through walking around. we started at our hotel, Hotel Orlanda, and took walked to the Colosseum. When we got there we took A TON of photos and videos. Our cohort is really into boomerang videos which I am so into! Here are a couple of photos of my favorite photos from the Colosseum... (I apologize in case the photos are wonky I'm working out user errors!)
We ate lunch inside the Vatican City, unfortunately I didn't get the name of the Restaurant. I actually found it challenging to get the names of the places we ate because most of the time we were just too hungry to notice. I had my first Italian pizza and wow! The pizza here is delicious but really it needs bleu cheese!! After we ate lunch, Dr. Renzoni took us on about an hour long walking tour through the city and back to our hotel. Along the way we stopped at three major locations; the first was a piazza (an open area between buildings normally with a fountain and seating area), the second was the Pantheon and the third was the Trevi Fountain. This walk was a beautiful bonding experience for a bunch of the girls of our cohort, we took lots of pictures and laughed a bunch. The sun began to set as we started our journey and it made it all the more magical, you'll see in all the pictures! But I got to spend quality time with my best friends, Katie and Amanda <3 As you can see in the picture of the Pantheon, we didn't make it inside on day one because they were holding a mass inside and weren't letting tourists in, hence the large line of people in the photo. And in the photo of me at the little fountain in the piazza, I was fascinated by the bird that joined me... I still am fascinated by animals. As day one came to a close we had walked about 22,000 steps, our calves were burning, and our hearts were full. While I was at the hotel I had a hard time connecting to the WiFi to be able to post a blog. Within the next couple of days I will have the blog updated with days two and three in Rome and our first day in Torremaggiore. I'm starting to feel homesick and I really miss Nate! I can't wait to hear from family and friends!
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RitaTucker
1/8/2020 12:50:32 am
Thank you for posting. So excited for you and your journey in Italy. I wish I could be there with you to translate 😘
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Wendy
1/8/2020 12:58:54 am
Beautiful photos and description of your time there so far, enjoy yourself and take it all in baby! So happy for all of you!
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Amy klee
1/8/2020 01:05:50 am
Just amazing!!!
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Nicole Tucker
1/8/2020 02:00:01 am
I loved Rome when I went this past summer! Seeing your photos make me think about being in those exact same space . Hope your having an amazing time, savor it all and be thankful you are walking around in the colder weather and not the burning sun like I was
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Keli Garas-York
1/8/2020 07:47:40 pm
What amazing photos! Enjoy the next leg of your journey.
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AuthorI am in my junior year at Buffalo State as a Music Education major with a concentration in voice. I received an associate’s degree in Music Performance from a local community college and, during my time there, participated in vocal jazz, a madrigal choir, and an a cappella group that went the ICCA Quarter Finals. I participate in the Buffalo State Chamber Choir and enjoy working as a barista at Starbucks and spending time with my fiancé, Nathan. My dream job is to teach choir in high school! Archives
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