Roma was truly amazing! I was in Rome for a day and a half,
not including arriving at the airport.
The half day was… I cannot describe it with words. We went to tour the Colosseum. I got to see where the gladiators and
prisoners were fighting the beasts. It
was such a sight! After that, we went to
the Forum. The Forum is ancient downtown
Rome. I walked on the same steps that
Julius Caesar walked on. I saw where
Mark Antony stood in the town to give speeches.
It was awesome! It was also very
beautiful. The most magnificent spot
that I went to tour was Paul’s jail cell.
This is where he wrote parts of the Bible. The atmosphere was very solemn and gave me
chills. It was great to see the place
where someone stood up for their beliefs and persevered to create such a
masterpiece, the Bible.
After we left Rome, we took a bus ride to La Pievuccia which
is in Tuscany. La Pievuccia is on the
outskirts of Castiglion Fiorentino where I am going to teach. La Pievuccia is incredible! When I was looking across the landscape, I
just wanted to cry it was so beautiful.
My friend said that it was like she died and went to heaven because this
is what heaven is going to look like. There
is a castle right on top of the hill where a countess lives. How many people can say they live right next
to a countess? The buildings are just as
you would imagine a Tuscan house would look like. La Pievuccia is also right next to Cortona,
where the film under the Tuscan Sun was filmed.
We are going to tour Cortona sometime during this trip. The food is amazing here! I cannot go back to America because every
meal will be a disappointment. La
Pievuccia is a vineyard that has been passed down from generations to generations. It is gorgeous. This visit to La Pievuccia is when we have
our workshops. We decided who was
teaching what lesson plan and when. We
also presented our lesson plans to the head English teacher at the school we
are going to teach at. I have not had
wifi in La Pievuccia, which is why I have not been blogging recently. You will get this a couple of days after I
have written it. When we come back to La
Pievuccia in May, we will be able to explore more and the vineyard will have
bloomed.
As I write this blog, I am sitting under the Tuscan sun
gazing out on the beautiful horizon. How
crazy is that?? I cannot believe that I
am actually here!! Tomorrow, Saturday, I
am going on a day trip to Florence with my group. We are going to tour around in the morning,
and then do whatever we want in the afternoon.
I hear that there is an awesome market to buy things from. To all my friends and family, I love you and
miss you dearly. I wish you all were
hereto experience and go on these wonderful journeys with me!
Ciao!
I'm very glad you're having a great time! Sorry have to say though that is one of the most boring movies of all time. I made my ex watch about five of my movies for putting me through that one!
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