Il Tempo Vola

Time Flies

Monday was a pretty normal day, or as normal as a day in Rome can be. I had class on site again. We met up in Piazza Navona. I've been to Piazza Navona many times, but for some reason had not gone into the church. However, I still have not gone into the church because it was closed. I'll have to go back soon. One quick note about Piazza Navona is that the main fountain has a really interesting story. The fountain is of four rivers. It's the most modern thinking fountain of the time. That might not make sense to anyone that is not in my head, so I'll try to explain it better. When the world was thought to be flat, and a ship could go over the side of the world, and when only four continents were known, this fountain was sculpted to represent the world. Bernini depicts the four largest rivers known at the time (the largest in each of the continents): Europe's Danube, South America's Rio della Plato, Africa's Nile, and Asia's Ganges.
Because we could not go into St. Agnes, we walked over to San Augusto.

Then we went To San Ambroso e Carlos (St. Ambrose and St. Charles)....inside is relic of St. Charles' heart.

Tuesday, though, was a good day. I started my morning out with a great run. I met up with my friend, Lauren, from high school and spent some time with her. It's great having one of my best friends in the same city. Even tutoring went well. We read Little Women (well a much easier version of it) in English for a change from the workbooks and the textbook. It is one of Laura's favorite stories (another similarity!)

My first big exam in History of Art was this week. I think it went pretty well, but I hear he rips apart the essays so I'm just keeping my fingers crossed.

Which brings me to Friday. A wonderful and relaxing day. I woke up nice and early and got a great run in before meeting up with Lauren. We went to my favorite panino place in Rome,.and then we walked around exploring a bit. We ended up sitting, swinging our legs over the river, just chatting about life. I'm really glad we're both in Rome together, even though we don't see each other too often. Lauren rowed at Madison, so we were both excited to watch the parade of scullers come down the river. It looked so relaxing and peaceful.

A quad sculling down the Tiber.