Roma

Good news...I successfully met up with my group in Rome, and we had two incredible days exploring the culture and history of such a beautiful city. I love the whole group so much, there are such wonderful people going through the same adventure as me, but in a completely different way. There are 12 of us in total, and we instantly became best friends. We are all Pitt students, anywhere from just finishing freshman year to graduating upon returning from the program.

In Rome, we saw such beautiful architecture, like la Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain) and la Piazza Navona, where we were able to sit around and drink some wine at night. And obviously saw il Colosseo!! We all took so many pictures (some can be viewed here!) and it was so wonderful. We even found a Steelers bar, complete with banners from universities all around Pittsburgh! We also got the opportunity to go to Vatican city, which was so brillantly decorated and beautiful. I never want to come home!

We're are safely in Siracusa, Sicilia now, and classes still don't start until Monday. Its amazing to have so much free time to eat a lot and play at the beach. More updates to come! :)