week 2 flew by

Week two flew by compared to the first week that felt like it would never end. I believe it was because of our amazing tour guides Scott and Tom. Tom first walked us through the Palatine Hill where he painted an amazing picture of how the community that lived on the Palatine Hill lived. After that, Tom led us down into the Roman forum and continued to tell us about the history and stories of the area. The next day we had our first tour with Scott as well, which was outstanding. I learned so much about all the places we went and why specific buildings were built the way they were built when it comes to their form. Scott really captured all of our attention because of how passionate he was about everything he spoke about. That night, we had a class with Scott so he could introduce us to subjects that he would be talking to us about on the upcoming tour, the next day. On our final tour with Scott, we went to Basilica of San Clemente which was incredible in every aspect. We went to several other churches as well and Scott still captivated us with all of his knowledge. On Friday, the class went out to Ostia Antica. This ancient city was abandoned left untouched and it is remarkable! Matt led us through the city showing us how the city plan was and how one could tell what type of space was from another. It really surprised me to see that we could go anywhere we wanted to within the archaeological park. We all took advantage of this and went exploring!