Category Archives: Will Roundy ’11, Rome

These past two weeks were full of incredible opportunities to visit important Romans sites, some of them being inaccessible to the general public. One of my favorite trips was to the Colosseum, or the Flavian Amphitheater, as it was called … Continue reading →

After my trip to Sicily, I had Fall Break. I had no trips outside of Rome planned for this period, as many other students did, but I did have quite a few projects to work on. Most notably, I had … Continue reading →

I just returned yesterday from a week-long trip with my program to Sicily. We began the trip the Friday before last by boarding our program’s private bus driven by the ever-patient Fabio. On the first day, we visited a couple … Continue reading →

Last weekend, I took a train trip to Sorrento with eleven other students from my program. We arrived in the city on Friday night around midnight, after two exhausting train rides, and went to bed soon after locating our hostel. … Continue reading →

I had the great fortune this past Tuesday to visit Etruscan burial sites with the rest of the students from my program. At our first site, we admired the intricate paintings lining the walls of quite a number of Etruscan … Continue reading →

Salve! That means “hello” in Latin. I was very pleased to learn that the greeting is still used by modern Romans! I arrived in Rome after a long journey that started on Saturday morning and ended on Sunday morning. After … Continue reading →