This morning we had two more group presentations. The first group took us to the New Equiline Market (Nuovo Mercato Esquilino). It’s a very international market that reminded me of the one my friend and I went to in Florence last year. Our task at this place was to buy a particular food using only […]
Today my classmates and I started our group facilitations. Each group was assigned a book to read and then create a group field trip and activity to go with it. My group read A Thousand Splendid Suns about women in education in Afghanistan. I hadn’t known prior to reading this book that during the Communist […]
Monday had us back in class, but class here often means a field trip, so we headed to Refugee ScART. I wish I could properly convey how amazing this place is. It was started by a woman (with a Ph.D. in Italian Renaissance!) who wanted to help the refugees back in 2011. Without any background […]
Oy! I don’t have enough time to tell you about everything that happened this weekend. I’ll try to hit the highlights. In the morning, I took a train to Orvieto, a small hillside town about an hour north of Rome. The train was running late, so I didn’t get there until noon. You have to […]
Friday morning we all looked like zombies. We were tired and hot, and news of the shootings back home didn’t help. Our class session in the morning was only a few hours. Then we were basically let free for the weekend. Many people left town right away, but I’m sticking around, basically. I spent a […]
I’ve taken enough trips to Italy now that I’ve got a system down for getting over jetlag. What I haven’t quite figured out is how to get my body to adjust faster to the Italian custom of drinking coffee every morning. You see, I’m not a coffee drinker back home, but I’ve grown to really […]
Wednesday brought several great experiences. In the morning, we had class and more great discussions, but our plans for the afternoon had to change last minute. We had planned to visit a particular place called Refugee ScART, where refugees are working, but as it was the last day of Ramadan and many of the refugees […]
Tuesday morning we had a regular class. Our discussions about reaching students who are culturally and linguistically diverse are so rich that I fear we talk so much our professor can’t get through half her lesson plan. In the afternoon, we had time to work on our big group assignment, which meant I spent part […]
So here’ show I spent my Fourth of July in Rome. In the morning, I had one more orientation meeting. Then we had a little time to ourselves, so a bunch of us walked several blocks to visit a little grocery store and a fruit stand. Armed with nectarines, cookies, and yogurt, I had headed […]
Welcome to the first day of the 2016 Rome trip! Blog posts may be short and infrequent, but I’ll try to write a little. If for no other reason, then to let my dad know I’m still alive! Ciao, Papa! The flight went well. It took a long time getting our luggage, but eventually two […]
