Tag Archives: Italy

Studiare Days 7 and 8

Posted on July 11, 2016 by AJ Cattapan

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. … Continue reading →

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Studiare Day 6

Posted on July 9, 2016 by AJ Cattapan

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 … Continue reading →

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Studiare Day 5

Posted on July 8, 2016 by AJ Cattapan

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 … Continue reading →

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Studiare Day 4

Posted on July 7, 2016 by AJ Cattapan

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 … Continue reading →

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Studiare Day 3

Posted on July 6, 2016 by AJ Cattapan

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, … Continue reading →

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Studiare Day 1

Posted on July 3, 2016 by AJ Cattapan

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! … Continue reading →

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How to get tickets to the Pope’s General Audience

Posted on August 5, 2015 by AJ Cattapan

In this second in my series on helpful travel tips in Italy, I’m going to explain how to get tickets to see the Pope at his weekly General Audience. Before my trip, I had read conflicting advice on line. “It’s … Continue reading →

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Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 20: Tre Cose Buone (Three Good Things)

Posted on July 3, 2015 by AJ Cattapan

I was happy to see today that the Spin Cycle writing prompt for this week is about “three good things.” It was saving me from writing a post that would probably come out sounding unintentionally negative. You see, this morning, … Continue reading →

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Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 18: Ciao, David!

Posted on July 1, 2015 by AJ Cattapan

We took it pretty easy today. After our classes this morning, we headed to a restaurant recommended by our school only to find out it was closed for repairs. So we just headed in the general direction of the Galleria … Continue reading →

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Mi Piace, Mi Gusta – Day 17: I musei (museums)

Posted on June 30, 2015 by AJ Cattapan

Florence is a lot about museums, a lot about art in general, so last night Katie and I began making plans for how to cover it all without wearing ourselves. Ha! That may be impossible. Of course we had class … Continue reading →

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