San Marino and urbino

Today's day trip consisted of leaving our beloved bologna to take a day trip to urbino and San Marino. After traveling for 2 hours by bus we reached urbino and toured the duke of urbino's castle. It was beautiful in all it's renaissance meets medieval glory.

San Marino has no words to describe it. This one of a kind country inside of Italy stand on top of a hill looking over the Italian hills. The view is breathtaking and the drive there and back is well with every minute of the 2 hour drive. 

First day in Italy!

So we finally got to Italy and what a day!

Drive from Milan to bologna and explore around here. We had pizza for dinner and gelato for dessert. More pictures of today 
to come later! Night lovelies

P.s. look at my awesome hotel room!

Scavenger hunt through bologna

Today was my fourth day in bologna and it started off with a bang! We had a surprise waiting for us in the lobby. Our teacher sent us on a photo scavenger hunt through bologna . Although my team didn't win I definitely know the city better now and I lost at least a pound after walking for 2 hours. And honestly whoever thinks that I'm going to super fat after eating my weight in pasta here in Italy is dead wrong. I've done so much waking that Hussein bolt ain't got nothing on me.

Everyone got so competitive that we were ready to go down fighting. Literally. More pictures to come soon and more about beautiful bologna.
Ciao
Shristhi

Leaving New York

I am writing this as our flight takes off (shockingly) on time. We have checked in our bags and cleared security, and everyone can feel the adventure that is about to begin. 

I said goodbye to my sister and parents and to my two cousins who I won't be seeing again until next year. So pardon the cliche but ciao for now!

(I'm he second from the left)

Spring field trip to NYU

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About a month ago, the entire ICS class took a trip into NYC to see the Frick Museum as well as attend a class at NYU. 

The experience was overwhelming! Not only was it a gorgeous sprig day but we all learned a lot. 

The Frick is such a unique museum in the sense that it is very personal. There are rooms instead of exhibitions and the entire environment feels more individualized. The whole class loved it, and the lecture from our professor at NYU.

Attending a humanities class was very different. We were all in awe of the campus- which was bustling with artists, musicians, and students. 

One artist was drawing a beautiful chalk painting in front of us!

The class itself was about a few chapters in Dante's purgatory. Having read Inferno, it was a great class discussion to watch. 

Next year I'm going to miss these trips into the city. I feel like I have learned so much and have gathered so much knowledge that I want to go back - this time on my own.