2 1/2 days later and it's my last night in Rome. So far my trip has been non-stop walking and seeing everything Rome has to offer. Yesterday we started our day off at the colosseum which was just a quick 10 minute walk from our hotel and it was awesome! So much bigger than I had imagined!! Luckily my dad had bought tickets in advanced so we didn't have to wait in the 2 hour line. After the colosseum, we went to the Roman Forum which was less than 5 minutes away f...

I'M ALIVE! After enduring my longest plane ride ever in my life (8 1/2 hours) I realized I can do anything...kinda. FYI I really hate flying. Started my journey off yesterday in the lovely Des Moines airport, from there went to Minneapolis for a long flight to Paris. Once in Paris, it took me a good 20 minutes to find the bus to get to the gate I needed to. After I got to my gate, I was immediately discouraged because when I went to get my ticket some French lad...