Classes!

First off, I would like to say that it is sad that Italy lost the Euro Cup, because I really would have liked to seen the celebration, but I'm still happy for Spain.

Now that the politics is taken care of: CLASSES! Because I don't get to spend five weeks in Rome wondering about doing nothing. Well, classes started yesterday and my first one was digital photography. That one should be interesting. It's a four hour lesson twice a week and the way the professor described it, it seems like for half the time we'll be inside learning how to work our cameras , and the other half we'll be walking around the city taking pictures. Sounds nice, right? Kinda... I'm all for taking pictures, as you all know, but now I actually have to use a manual setting on my camera and think about things like exposure and white balance. *Ugh* It's a bit of a hassle right now, but I'm hoping that I'll get used to it quickly.

My other class, Medieval Rome and Its Monuments, met for the first time today, and it scared me a little bit. My professor seems really intense compared to what I thought it would be like. We had a three and a half hour lecture today covering basically all of the history of Rome up until Constantine's time. I think the only time it has ever been covered more quickly is when I was in AP World History. Thursday is our first class on-site and it'll be interesting to see how that goes.

And believe it or not, after only two days of class, we have a day off! Yes, July 4th is celebrated by John Cabot University, so most of the students are going to the beach. It'll be a nice way to cool off from all the heat I've been living though. Then on Thursday, I'm off to Poland! Whoo!