It’s the end of the first day back from mid term break. The last week flew by and we are now down to 4 travel weekends and 5 class weeks left. Everyone says these last few weeks left are the most fun, but they fly by before your eyes. As I look back I feel like we haven’t been here that long. I know everyone still feels like they have so much to do before they return to America.
Over mid-term break the entire group traveled to a widespread variety of places. I was fortunate to have my parents meet me and travel with me for the week. We first went to Positano and spent two nights there. I instantly fell in love with this beautiful town located on high rise mountains on the coast of Italy. We spent a day in Amalfi and made our way to Capri for a night. My heart was instantly captured by the tranquility and coolness of Capri. It’s home to some of the rich and famous. Armani has a house along the coast of the island and many other celebrities or designers. We then took our trip in a different direction and went to Prague for a few days. Prague was one of my favorite places because I had no previous knowledge about the history, art, or economy of Prague. It was all completely new and exciting to me. We visited the Charles Bridge and I learned all about their communist past. We then set off for Milan to conclude our trip by taking a day trip to St. Moritz, Switzerland (trying to cool off from the unexpected 95 degrees heat in Prague).

We all returned from break and showed up to class this morning excited to hear about each others travels. This last week our agenda is filled with Vatican and Baroque art in the Vatican City. Today we had lectures and cooking class with Mary Lou. We made bacon chicken with sage and peas on the side. Tomorrow and Thursday we will travel to Rome to visit. These last few weeks will fly by before we know it, so I’m trying to take every chance I can get to slow down and take in whatever we do.
 
By Lauren Bills