Every Day's Like an Open Door

Wednesday classes are my favorite. I get up and go to my Art in Rome class, which is always on-site somewhere in Rome. The first week we went to the Pantheon, last week we went to the Roman Forum, and this week we headed to the Capitoline Museum. I mean, come on, what could be better than having an excuse to go out and see the sites of the city while getting school credit for it? And besides, by going to see the sites this way I have the opportunity to learn lots of information from my amazing professor (who has a long Greek last name that I can’t pronounce) that I otherwise wouldn’t learn about through my guide books or the skimpy descriptions that are sometimes posted.

Following my class (which is 3 hours long) I have enough time to come home and cook lunch, and then at 3:00 I head up to AUR for my second class of the day – Italian Media and Pop Culture. The name kind of says it all – but I just think that some of the discussions that we have had are so interesting. Today we talked about the Miss Italy pageant that was on RAI (Italian public TV) the other night and how it is different from the one in the USA. We also touched on an advertisement that has actually gotten press in the United States. Please read the article and make a judgment for yourself – I would be quite interested to hear what you think about it. (Note: the ad that you see in the article is less risqué then the one that is being shown here in Rome. Here we get the full frontal view)

Hmm…what else? This weekend I am heading off with 4 of my roommates to Ischia – an island off the coast of Naples that is somewhat close to Capri. We made a last minute decision to go there, and I am really looking forward to a really relaxing weekend of hanging out, enjoying the hot springs, eating some pesto, and maybe (if I am feeling brave) jumping off a cliff!

I’m going to go grab a mini Magnum bar out of the fridge (my favorite ice cream bar over here in Europe that I discovered in Israel) and finish up some Italian homework, and then head off to bed. Somehow I am still exhausted from last weekend. But before I sign off, I want to send a special shout out to Matthew P. and Samantha B. for reading my blog and leaving me funny comments! I love and miss you both very much!

Oh yes, one more thing. I have been spending a lot of time on Skype talking to people, and I would love for you to be one of them. It is incredibly easy (and free) to download. Most likely you have a microphone built into your computer, and a camera isn’t necessary, so there is no good reason not to get an account. Once you sign up, please let me know your skype name so we can catch up soon!