Blogging from Rome, Italy on September 13, 2019

Bloggers: Leo and Sophia

Steps taken: 15,900

The day began smoothly as we arrived at the termini station with forty-five minutes to buy a picnic lunch, grab breakfast from a cafe and take a selfie with one of the fourteen (!) obelisks in the city of Rome. We hurried to the meeting spot only to discover that we were, in fact, in a different museum (with a similar name) one hundred yards from Prof. Stewart.

After racking up most of our step count walking around the entire Baths of Diocletian trying to find an entrance to the Terme Museum, we gained an appreciation for the ancient Romans’ dedication to relaxation.

Our excitement built as we walked through the museum doors to behold a spectacular collection of some 1600 artifacts from Osteria Dell’Osso, a Latial burial site from the Archaic era. We gasped with awe at the sight of Bronze Age weapons, apozzo burials, and even a bear tooth necklace. Professor Stewart nearly fainted at the sight of the Lapis Niger replica. Following a short and stealthy snack among the Latin inscriptions in the museum’s garden, we returned to the exhibit where we broke off and spent time analyzing the different tombs for our paper on burial cultures.

After a brief lunch, we went to learn Italian, where we taught our teacher Luigi about the concept of American Cheese and Mac ‘n Cheese. His initial confusion gave way to horror as he uncovered the deep-fried depths of American food culture.

Our day ended with a group meeting where we shared our highlights from the day and elected Mila as “a sentitiis.” Stay tuned for tomorrow’s election of two consuls.

A domani,

Rome FSP 2019 Squad

P.S.S. (post scriptum selfie)