But maybe it is a good thing, since I have gotten seriously addicted to the coffee and gelato here. Maybe it is time to distance myself from these daily temptations... :)
Today I had a caffe latte freddo (just a cold, creamy latte), which was really good! I don't normally like cold coffee (or milky coffee for that matter), but I did actually like this. We also went out for gelato (our group has been doing this more than I'd like to admit), and I got a chocolate and wine flavor and Nocciola (hazelnut). Nocciola has quickly become one of my favorite flavors, suprisingly.
Our projects and presentations are all coming up next week, so all of us have been trying to work on all of those, while still enjoying Rome. Unfortunately, I have all 3 of my presentations next week--one on monday, and two on wednesday. But I can't complain. They are interesting projects, and not difficult at all. Plus, I am in Rome!
Right now I am working on a novella (a short novel, not a tella novella, which is what Katie thought at first) that my group is writing for our migrations class. My chapter is about a Moroccan immigrant who comes to Italy as a student. We are presenting our project on Monday, which should be interesting... :)
I am also working on a project about Ceramics and blown glass, and how these styles came from the East to Venice, for my Islam in Italian Cities class.
For my art history class, I am working on a paper on the Palazzo Pamphilj and S. Agnese Church. It has been a suprisingly hard topic to find information on, but I am finally starting to get going on it.
Anyway, we got to do some interesting things this week.
On Tuesday we went to the Jewish Ghetto, and toured the Museum and the Great synagogue that was built in 1870, after the unification of Italy.
Tuesday evening we also go to go to an opera! It was really fun! Although it kind of seemed like community theater (only the female singer was really amazing), it was still really fun to see! It was actually outside, in a little square that kind of looked like a school courtyard.
On Wednesday we went to a mosque in Rome. It is one of only two mosques in all of Italy! Although there are unofficial mosques in small builidings throughout Italy, there are only two official mosques in the whole country!
The one we saw was simple, but very pretty! It is getting me excited for the all of the amazing mosques we are going to get to see in Istanbul!
On Wednesday we also went to Santa Maria Trastevere, which is a beautiful little church that I had passed before, and had been wondering about. It is definitely my favorite church we have been to so far. It is small, but very elaborately decorated. And the outside is just so different-looking. It was one of the first churches dedicated to Mary. It has a very interesting painting on the ceiling with Mary and Jesus sitting on a thrown with elaborate crowns. It is just a very different, fascintating little church--tucked in an unexpected corner of normal-looking block.
I am hoping to get the majority of my projects finished tomorrow and Saturday so that I can enjoy my last week in Rome!
I definitely want to make it to the Porta Portese flea market one last time, as well as get to all the last major things on my to-do list!
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