Ouch on the Toes!

Busy day with school and errands and ended it all with a passagata after dinner to Prati and then Trestevere (in flats! silly Hallie). As a result of my sleepiness I'll postpone another update from Almalfi until tomorrow (hanging on the edge of your seats right?!?!)

Today my Baroque class took a field study to la Chiesa del Gesu which blew my mind!! Somehow I forgot this is BAROQUE art which means wild crazy motion and drama and extreme everything! We visited Gesu, San Andreas della Valle, and Chiesa Nuova (my neighbor) this morning but Gesu was by far the most elaborate. I'm so happy we have the time and location for these trips because I might not have visited Gesu and have missed on  one of the most ridiculously excessive churches in Rome. It's a Jesuit church and that order is known for being tight with the rich and famous over the years. While they take a vow of poverty they also swear complete, total, and perhaps sometimes blind obedience to hierarchies like monarchies or you know, the Catholic church. Cardinale Firenze's family were the patrons for this building, the first Jesuit church ever I believe? maybe just in Rome. This was the first time I really really really missed having my camera (since it got sand in it and needs a little tweaking from a professional).

The center of the ceiling... does not do it justice though

After Baroque I had Forma Urbis with Giani, my new favorite/bff since Almalfi.We are really diving into an understanding of ancient Rome in relation to modern landmarks. I like his thought processes and can follow him easily which is nice because he's throwing a lot at us at once. Gotta learn the basics somehow.

After Giani's class I hoofed it to the electronics store where I had the kindest sales rep! Our conversation was all Italian except the last 2 min or so, and until that point I think he believed me to be fluent! He couldn't physically solve my problem but gave me the number for Kodak Italia to see where their nearest store is and how to get help. I'm a little scared to call an Italian number, I really hope they speak English! Italian over the phone is hard because a. I can't hear very well and b. Italians use their hands to speak and that's really helpful! Oh well, a challenge for another day. But I want my camera fixed so I can check out Gesu two or three more times!

 

Tonight was homework, laundry, an unexciting/dreadful outing with my Italian class this evening, and then a quick bite before Prati. Home again home again! Going to St. Maria in Trastevere tomorrow morning for my Renaissance class!! yay field studies! Roman Forum on Thursday!  

PS. Kat and I finished planning our fall break plans! It'll be a week from Rome --> Dublin --> Edinbourgh -> Nice --> Roma!  Maybe I will sneak a trip to Paris to see some traveling family/friends in early Oct and maybe I'll see some parental units in late Oct/early Nov. We'll have to wait and see!

To bed now, ta ta!