My time in Rome has come and gone, and it was truly an incredible experience that I will not soon forget. Coming to Rome, I had heard so much about the “Eternal City” in history classes in grammar school and high school and in urban planning courses at Pitt, but seeing and experiencing the sites…
Tag: Neil Cahill
Traversing Rome without a Phone
Phones have become a ubiquitous part of nearly everyone’s lives. They allow for instant communication, quick photography, and simple navigation which are almost always essential tools for study abroad experiences. A phone’s versatility and omnipresence often makes it difficult to live without. While I walked along streets in Rome, I would find myself drawn back…
Fudging Through a Conversation on Sports
Nearly every day after our Elementary Italian course, my classmates and I go to the cafe nearby our classroom called Enzo’s Bar for breakfast and some much needed caffeine. Visiting Enzo’s is often an opportunity for us to get real world practice and experience in speaking Italian. From time to time, Professor Delfini will come…
Salve from Rome!
My name is Neil Cahill, a third-year Urban Planning & Geographic Analysis major, and I have just wrapped up my first week of classes as part of my Rome: Art, Language, Culture program! The program is all about the architectural and linguistic past and present of “The Eternal City” Rome. It has been an absolute…