Tomb of Sts. Phillip and James

Its been...one week

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September 10th 2006
So as i sit here Sunday night i realize that I have only been here a little over a week, even though it feels as though I have been here two months! My first week of classes went well. I have Italian everyday for 3 hours from 4-7pm and i have 3 classes for 4 hrs each one morning a week. I am taking a Theology class called "Saints and Sinners: A history of the Popes" I am very excited for this c ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more