2 days left :(

Well here we are, we knew it would come, sadly the end is only a couple days away. It's so hard to imagine that we only have 2 more days before we have to head off to the airport again. It's been such an amazing journey and I know we'll end it with a bang.

Today we started off with mass at St. Susanna, another gorgeous church, that luckily for us is the American church here in Rome. It was a good service and the people were fun to talk to afterwards.

We then headed for the Trevi Fountain, which is spectacular! It's so big and it's always fun to throw a coin in and hope that one day you'll come back to Rome. Some of us then headed out for the Hard Rock café. It was a bit of a walk and we became distracted by more than a few clothing stores, but we made it there in good time and it was awesome and a bit comforting to have American food in an American atmosphere, if only for a little bit. By the time we got back to the hotel it was time to go to Vespers at St. Paul's outside the Walls.

It is an amazing church. I know we have seen a lot of beautiful churches by now but this has to be one of my favorites so far. It was a little bit simpler then most of the other ones which was its greatest appeal to me. I'm still not used to all the brilliance of the cathedrals here, they still overwhelm me, but St. Paul's was simpler compared to the others yet still gorgeous. We got there and Vespers had already started so we went and joined them right away. It was a very interesting experience especially since it was all in Latin. It made it a little harder to follow along but it was so beautiful to hear that it was easy to just go along with it. It was a great experience.
So far this has been an amazing trip full of amazing and new experiences. I can't wait to see what the last 2 days have in store for us :-)
(Kayla)

Only 11 more days!!

Hi Everyone!!
My name is Kayla York and I am a sophomore BioChemistry major and I am extremely excited to be going to Rome!!! This will be my second trip to Rome but this time I hope to explore more on my own (i.e. get lost) and have fun bringing in the New Year in another country. I am also very excited to see the Piazza Navona and people watch! I think this trip will be a wonderful experience since we have already done some research on where we are going so we are more informed than the average tourist. I can't believe there is only 11 more days til take-off!