The Weeks are flying by way to fast for my liking. Way too fast. I don't want to think about it. So I won't.
This week in Rome was wonderful! Monday's on sight was intense. We went to ten different Churches, all beautiful and so different. We went to multiple Jesuit Churches; I didn't know what an influence the Jesuits had in Rome.
Tuesday was wonderful because I caught up on sleep. I am sick (but not letting that slow me down) and the extra couple hours I had were so nice! Tutoring with Laura is going really well. I think we're improving, and she'll be ready for her big test in May. She has so much trouble with the fill in the blank part of the tests, and there is no word bank, so really it's just a combination of knowing everything.
Wednesday's Art in Rome class was interesting, but we went to churches. Which I normally love, but we went to 4 churches. And ALL four were ones I went to on Monday for Theology of Pilgrimage. Although I learned different things about them, it would have been nice to go to a new place. The four I returned to were
1. Santa Maria degli Angeli e Martedi.
This church used to be the Baths of Diocletian. Nero hired 40,000 Christians to build the baths, and after it was completed he killed most of them. The Church was built here in honor of the martyers who died during the building of the project.
Also at one point there was a Michaelangelo sculpture, but it is now in the Borghese Garden Galleries. But there is a very interesting astronomy aspect, which I think I wrote about way back when I went to the church for the first time.
2. Santa Maria Vittoria is a church where the Cornaro Chapel is. The Cornaro Chapel was designed by Bernini and his famous Ecstasy of St. Teresa is the main sculpture. It's very beautiful.
3. San Carlos and 4. San Andrea. I really like both of these churches for different reasons. They are more oval shaped than the traditional cross shape, and the domes and ceilings are beautiful.
As always, my Wednesdays end with calcio. Blackout won the game 6-1. And I scored my first goal!!! For the first half there were only 6 of us who showed up. (We play 5 on the field and the goalie). Later on two more team members showed up, but I ended up playing the whole game. I'm only bragging about my goal, because I am so bad at soccer. It will probably never happen again, so I'm basking in my glory.
Thursday
Well I'm still sick today, which is sort of a bummer, but my paper was done early, felt like I was in good shape for my test, and am packed for Krakow tomorrow. I just got back from La Bella e Bestia (Beauty and the Beast, an Italian Musical) with my Lauren. Pictures were, obviously, not allowed, but that didn't stop me from copying and pasting the ones they have on their website for your enjoyment!!
Random Facts
1. Beauty and the Beast is easy to follow, no matter what the language is.
2. There were way more adult jokes in the Italian version than in the American version.
3. Belle is still my favorite Disney Princess.
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