"Ah Ha" Moments

Have you ever seen, heard, or read something that on the surface seems to have very little potential to change the way you do or think about things but in reality it changes or enlightens your whole self? Since being in Rome, there have already been multiple occasions where this has happened to me. Because […]

The Yellow One is the Sun

Lets go through a list of things that are normally used to help in ones navigation through a city or town: MapMapscoGPS deviceCompassAn inherent understanding of how an ancient city is laid outThe sun? This just to name a few. I’m sure there are some others that I am forgetting but I think you get […]

Lost Souls

Midway upon the journey of our lifeI found myself within a forest dark,For the straightforward pathway had been lost.Ah me! how hard a thing it is to sayWhat was this forest savage, rough, and stern,Which in the very thought renews the fear.So bitter is it, death is little more;But of the good to treat, which […]

Semester in Rome

Hey everyone, As most of you know, I will be in Rome, Italy all of the spring semester taking classes and traveling a bit. There have been a few requests to do a blog to keep people updated on the places I see and the things I do. So with that, welcome to my blog. […]