We had classes again this morning. Each day Italian seems to get better and better, but I almost fell asleep in art history because I did not get enough sleep last night. After class, I went to lunch and then we met in the lobby at 2:30 for a trip to the Colosseum. The train ride to get there seemed to take an unusually long time and then when we arrived, we waited in the sun for a really long time while everyone got their tickets. The inside of the Colosseum ...

We had classes again this morning. Italian is getting better because I feel more comfortable, but I still need to improve my speaking and review some of the tenses. My art history class was cancelled at 11:30 because we had a field trip in the afternoon, so I took the time to relax a little before going to lunch. At 3:00, I met up with some of the other students from my class and we caught the train to the Piazza del Popolo. We met our professor outside the Ch...

I am so exhausted. Today was a bit more relaxed than some of the other days, but I haven't slept as much as I should and it is starting to take its toll. This morning we had classes (I woke up early enough to shower and have breakfast before going today) and after lunch my roommate and I relaxed for a bit in our room. At four we had a tour of the Vatican, where we climbed 550 stairs to the top of the dome. The view was spectacular, but the closer we got to the...

This morning I slept through breakfast and I almost missed my first class because I forgot to turn on my alarm. I woke up about five minutes before I had to be there, but I made it on time, if a little disheveled. The other students from my Italian class were there today, so we got to talk to them a little and one of them is in my art history class too. They both seem really nice. After class, I talked to my mom on Skype and took a shower, so I missed lunch. I...

Last night I didn't get to sleep until almost three in the morning, so waking up for mass this morning was no small feat. We met in the lobby around 8:45 and took the bus to the Vatican. The trip was optional, but we were still a fairly large group, so we really had to squish to fit on the bus. Some people from our group decided to wait for the next one, but it didn't seem to faze the Italians. The doors wouldn't even open until the people in front of them were...