Early Friday morning, Jerrid and I set off for Rome. It was his first time there. In the morning, we saw a whirlwind of churches, piazzas, "some stairs" (the Spanish Steps), and the Trevi Fountain. The highlight of the day was going to the Villa Borghese. It was astounding to see Bernini's sculptures. He is an amazing sculptor, and the difference between his works and those of others was very evident. We were very excited because there was also an exhibit there of Caravaggio paintings, which we had also just learned about in Humanities. We went to see the Pantheon, then had the best gelato ever that is in Rome. After spending the first half of the day in the northern part of the city, we decided to head over to the Colosseum and Forum. However, they had just closed fifteen minutes before we got there. I felt so terrible for Jerrid, because he had been so excited to see it. But being a good sport, he knew he was going to be back at Rome and now he had one more thing to see. So to make the most of our time, we headed over to Capitoline Hill to the museum there. The museum was very interesting as it consisted of many ancient sculptures, busts, and tombstones. After a long day and being on our feet for about ten hours, we decided to call it a day and head back to Florence.
The next morning, I was up early again to go to a cooking class. Courtney, Katie, and Kayla also took the class. We had a lot of fun learning how to make homemade pasta. It was not a very easy or quick process, but we enjoyed the time together and learning how to make Italian food. Here is a video I made of our experience: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2D9Ru32Fi0
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