Giovedi 05.01.09 It's been raining here since it stopped snowing but today we ventured out after class to see The Last Supper which was painted on the wall of a monastery's dining room by da Vinci himself. He completed it with amazingly accurate perspective, giving the monks the sensation that they were dining in the presence of Christ. When I entered, I had to force my eyes to believe that it was only 2D because it looked so real. Only 25 can enter at on...

Giovedi 05.01.09 It's been raining here since it stopped snowing but today we ventured out after class to see The Last Supper which was painted on the wall of a monastery's dining room by da Vinci himself. He completed it with amazingly accurate perspective, giving the monks the sensation that they were dining in the presence of Christ. When I entered, I had to force my eyes to believe that it was only 2D because it looked so real. Only 25 can enter at on...

Giovedi 29.01.09 Left Arcobaleno at 9:30pm for an 11:30pm night train to Roma! Yes, you're thinking "Why so early? The train station is just a 20 minute subway ride away" but believe me, it's definitely necessary when you're traveling with 13 people and have never been on an Italian train before. Arrived at the station without losing anyone but the trouble started early when we boarded the train. You see, we had "reserved" seats when we...

Mercoledi 28.01.09 Had class and then raced home to put our stuff down and eat dinner before we headed out to the AC Milan v. Genoa game! It was apparently one of the best match ups of the season and was therefore heavily attended. The atmosphere was charged in a way that I've never experienced. We waited in line (I use the term line very loosely) for tickets probably an hour and had some difficulty when they needed to see all our passports. So we missed...

Martedi 27.01.09 So I'm officially homesick for America. I didn't hate Europe before and I won't hate it tomorrow, but for the past two days, yes, I hate it and it hates me. Don't worry, nothing really bad has happened, I've just been fighting Italy's systems, which is never a good idea in any country. Unfortunately, it's been necessary. Imagine what it would feel like to spend five whole days at the DMV filling out forms, waiting in line, only to accomplis...