I just finished a big test for my art class and I feel like from all the
information we've studied, I could give someone a really good tour of
Rome! Any takers?
Most exciting this week has been my first school visit for my research observations. I visited a very elite boarding school in downtown Rome, which is involved in a special program to implement technology in their classes. The faculty was extremely accommodating; I was there for the entire school day, and I was able to see at least five different classes and interview some teachers, so I've got some good notes to get started! I've also got a huge stack of books and articles that I need to look through, so it seems that they do expect us to do more for this program than just attend fancy dinners...
Speaking of which, I had a really nice dinner last Tuesday at a pizza place called Popi Popi. We were supposed to have a make-up class on Friday for the cancelled Wednesday classes during the papal audience, but instead my professor told us all to meet him Tuesday night at the restaurant for a free meal (gotta love Italian professors)! The restaurant was downtown in Trastevere, and while we were there we also saw another beautiful church, St. Cecelia.
Other Churches I've seen this week include Santa Maria Maggiore, St. Prassede, and St. Pudenziana, which we toured for my art class. I feel like I ought to start making a list of all the churches I visit in Rome to keep track of them all; I'm sure it will be quite a large count by the end of the semester.
Most exciting this week has been my first school visit for my research observations. I visited a very elite boarding school in downtown Rome, which is involved in a special program to implement technology in their classes. The faculty was extremely accommodating; I was there for the entire school day, and I was able to see at least five different classes and interview some teachers, so I've got some good notes to get started! I've also got a huge stack of books and articles that I need to look through, so it seems that they do expect us to do more for this program than just attend fancy dinners...
Speaking of which, I had a really nice dinner last Tuesday at a pizza place called Popi Popi. We were supposed to have a make-up class on Friday for the cancelled Wednesday classes during the papal audience, but instead my professor told us all to meet him Tuesday night at the restaurant for a free meal (gotta love Italian professors)! The restaurant was downtown in Trastevere, and while we were there we also saw another beautiful church, St. Cecelia.
Other Churches I've seen this week include Santa Maria Maggiore, St. Prassede, and St. Pudenziana, which we toured for my art class. I feel like I ought to start making a list of all the churches I visit in Rome to keep track of them all; I'm sure it will be quite a large count by the end of the semester.
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| Santa Maria Maggiore, begun in 432 |
Saturday I explored southern Rome with some friends. We visited La Bocca della Veritas, The Mouth of Truth which is located in the portico of the church Santa Maria in Cosmedin. Supposedly if you tell a lie while you're hand is in the sculpture's mouth, it will be bitten off!
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| Don't worry, I told the truth! |
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| Nearby was the Forum Boarium. Behind us is the Temple of Hercules Victor. |
We also toured the Baths of Caracalla:
And we saw the site of the Circus Maximus:
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| Chariot race, anyone? |
Just yesterday I went to a meeting for pre-departure information for Greece and I am getting very excited for the trip! We leave Friday and I can hardly wait for the week to be over! I'll be sure to keep everyone updated.
