Today was definitely a recovery day after our sleepless weekend in Paris. Jackie was sick and had to stay home from classes, and Laurel and I accidentally slept through our alarms and didn't get up until noon. Lucky we have late classes! We took it easy today, just attended classes (luckily we had no tours today!), went to the grocery store, then came home and made a fabulous dinner! And it contained carbs, meat, AND vegetables! Something that is completely unhe...

This weekend was the absolute best yet!! We arrived in Paris at about 11:30 PM after an hour and 40 minute plane ride. My best friend of 16+ years Lindsay was at the hotel within minutes of our arrival so that we got to see eachother. She was in France visiting her sister who goes to school in Paris. Me, her, and her older sister Caitlyn went for a glass of wine then went home to go to bed - we both had early mornings the next day. They were travelling to sou...

Today was yet another long yet amazing day! We explored the Vatican Museums, which was amazing! We arrived at 9AM thinking that was our meeting time like yesterday, but turns out we didn't have to be there until 9:45, so we took that extra time this morning to mail out all of our postcards (be on the lookout!) We travelled through all the rooms with the assistance of a tour guide (I don't think I would ever do an excursion without a tour guide now that we've had...

Today's visit to the Vatican was absolutely spectacular and amazing! We had to be there at 9AM which meant leaving our appartment at 8, but it was totally worth it. We hardly battled a line for security, which was almost a mile long when we got to the front of it. Today we explored the Basilica of Saint Peter's Cathedral. Words nor pictures can depict how ornate, beautiful, and breathtaking it was! I was also very thankful that we had a tour guide to explain e...

So Caesar was no where near as exciting as I expected it to be. We joined both of our classes to watch Julius Caesar in film and then learn the real history behind it. Well, the movie is long, boring, and in Shakespearian English, so I highly advise you against watching it if you don't have to. We then walked as a group to see the catacombs where Caesar was killed, but the ruins were so ruined (haha I'm punny) that there wasnt too much to see. BUT THEN our te...