Well, the alarms this morning decided not to go off, so we had to hurry and get ready this morning. Luckily we made it in time to meet Shannon and Jessica. On the way down the mountain of stairs, I got pooped on! If you know me, you know my reaction to that situation. (To any kind of nature situation). I remember looking down at my arm and shouting "Get it off me! Get it off! Who has a tissue??" And mind you we have about 3 minutes to get to the train. A tissue was found, and Shannon was kind enough to pour water on my nature-kissed arm. We got seats on the train, and I proceeded to take out the hand sanitizer to rid my arm of any remnants of nature. What do I always say? Nature dirty. I am thankful that it was only my arm and not my hair or clothes. Had it been any of those, I would have freaked out more and gone back to the hotel.
We saw some more churches today. Actually, I think it was only one. They're starting to look alike at this point. I know we saw Santa Cecilia. There were some frescoes that were in good condition dating to the 13th century. It was a bonus that we had a nice looking Norwegian man telling us about the frescoes.
Lunch was great. It was cheap and extremely tasty. We had fried rice balls (I cannot remember the Italian name) and smoked cheese pizza. The fried rice ball is delicious! I also had a Cola Light, and we sat on a ledge (very low to the ground) in front of a store window. I've actually been sitting on dirty concrete, grass, and rocks. I think my freak-out earlier was warranted.
On to Justin's class. Today we saw the Baths of Caracalla, and this complex is the second largest in Rome. Second to the Baths of Diocletian. (Caracalla's is the best preserved). Romans loved to go to the baths. Then we hopped on a bus- a hot, sweaty bus. When we found our stop, I heard Shannon yell my name, and I saw a guy with a Purdue Engineering shirt on. I shouted "Boiler Up! ", but I don't think he heard me over the bus. We walked along the Via Appia (ancient Roman road still used today). There is no room for error on this road. You have to stick like glue to the sides or be clipped by someone's car mirror. It was a long and sweaty walk to our destination. It was not as awesome as the Baths of Caracalla, but nonetheless interesting.
Waited at the bus stop for quite a while. My eczema started getting angry and poor Erin's hives were quite bad today. Between my burns and eczema and her hives- we're a mess.
I've got to write a paper before we leave for Florence tomorrow! Don't worry- it's only a small paper.
Uffizi here I come!
Ciao!
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