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Ciao Roma!
I ended up waking up at about 6:30am (12:30am EST). As we were standing on campus for the last time waiting for the vans to take us to...

Audrey Tokarz
May 3, 2019
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Palm Sunday in the Pantheon
I had a bit of trouble getting into the pantheon, because tourist visits were suspended for the service, but I managed to find a police...

Audrey Tokarz
Apr 13, 2019
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The Hidden Heart
We were encouraged to go on a scavenger hunt of sorts to find the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Altare della Patria. While the point...

Audrey Tokarz
Apr 12, 2019
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Reflections on Interactivity
I wanted to go visit MAXXI because it was another building we had learned about in AP Art History, and I always like exploring art. I...

Audrey Tokarz
Apr 10, 2019
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Glimpses of Beauty and Pain in a Cemetery
The Protestant Cemetery was beautiful in a somber way, a strange sort of peaceful sadness. I felt a bit out of place at first, when I was...

Audrey Tokarz
Mar 12, 2019
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A Visual Pause
My first impression of the Sistine Chapel was probably that it was way bigger than I expected it to be, and it did not fail to astound me...

Audrey Tokarz
Feb 20, 2019
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Spiritual Resonance
I planned to go back to our lodging directly after my time exploring the Cathedral, but I the exit I left through was literally right in...

Audrey Tokarz
Feb 9, 2019
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Reflections on the Nature of Art
“ Nothing the best of artists can conceive / but lies, potential, in a block of stone, / superfluous matter round it. The hand alone /...

Audrey Tokarz
Feb 9, 2019
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Pictures from Orvieto
These photos are from a day-trip to Orvieto - I didn't take enough to make it worth a separate gallery on the main screen, but I wanted...

Audrey Tokarz
Jan 26, 2019
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First Impressions of St. Peter's Basilica
When we were walking through St. Peter's Square and standing in line, the wind was blowing the spray of the fountains in a manner which...

Audrey Tokarz
Jan 25, 2019
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The Transcendence of Beauty
This church struck me magnificent as soon as I walked in. It wasn’t very crowded, and the lights were dim enough to create a sense of...

Audrey Tokarz
Jan 18, 2019
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The Lifeblood of Rome
When we were given a chance to explore the Spanish Steps, I paused about halfway up to turn and look at the city. Honestly, my first...

Audrey Tokarz
Jan 12, 2019
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