Hello all! Due to popular demand, I have decided to appease the masses and post the first entry of my blog (despite not having gone anywhere yet). As you all know, instead of spending this semester at Trinity University, I'm off to Rome, Italy to study at the American Institute of Roman Culture. As well as taking classes focusing on classical studies and archaeology, I'll also have the chance to participate in several archaeological digs in rural Italy and perhaps even travel to the ancient city of Carthage *fingers crossed*. But why Italy? you ask. Good question. As of right now, I know little of modern Italian culture and my command of the Italian language is close to non-existent. But hey, that's the point of study abroad, right? And despite the growing number of butterflies in my stomach, I'm more excited than ever to start this once in a lifetime adventure. It will be here that I will regularly post stories and pictures of this "voyage of exploration" to share with all of you. So for now, it's a couple more weeks of preparations and then, it's off to Rome to, well... do as the Romans do. :)