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So in nine days and 18 hours (and a few minutes), I am leaving the States for two weeks to study abroad. In Rome.  As in Italy.  YES!! ME!!!  I know that it's hard to believe.  Of course, this trip class has absolutely nothing to do with being a school librarian, but it has PLENTY to do with me, my interests, and my soul. I can't even put into words how very cool it will be to study at all these facinating historical places.
When we went on our Mediterranean cruise a few years ago, we spent a couple days in Rome before the trip.  It was beautiful, awesome, and if I missed the boat, I could've stayed in Rome forever.  So when this trip class came up through the school where I got my master's, at first I thought, "how cool would that be?!?!!?" And then I thought about it some more and said, "Yes! That would be VERY cool!"
Here's the itinerary for all the fabulosity hard work we'll be experiencing in Rome:
Schedule: Visions of Italy, Summer 2012

Saturday, May 26: Arrival:
Sunday, May 27: Acclimate/Group Lunch
Monday, May 28
Course Goals and Overview, Cultural Heritage institutions in the U.S., in Italy/Rome
10:00 a.m. Meet at Lay Centre
Course Goals, Assignments
Public Programs, Outreach, Exhibits in the U.S./Washington, D.C.
12:30 -1:30 p.m. lunch
1:45 p.m. Talk: Cultural Heritage Institutions in Italy/Rome: Presenter, Tobias Daniels, Ph.D. Biblioteca Hertziana - Max-Planck-Institut für Kunstgeschichte, Rome
7:30 p.m. Group Dinner

Tuesday, May 29
Palatine Hill/Forum/Colosseum
10:00 a.m. Meet Palatine Hill/Forum Tour: Inge Weustink, specialist, Roman archeology
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Tour Palatine Hill/Forum/Colosseum
12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00 - 4:30 p.m. Tour Coliseum

Wednesday, May 30
Libraries in Rome/Piazza Navona Churches
10:30 – Biblioteca di storia moderna e contemporanea, meet with Rosanna De Longis/Angelica Zucconi, staff
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-3:00 Biblioteca Nationale Centrale, visit and talk with staff
3:00 p.m.: Biblioteca Hertziana visit/Tour Piazza Navona Churches with Tobias Daniels,  Ph.D. Biblioteca Hertziana - Max-Planck-Institut für Kunstgeschichte, Rome
Thursday, May 31
Vatican Museums/Library/Archives
10:30 a.m.-1:30 Tour Sistine Chapel/Vatican Museums with David Dawson Vasquez, Ph.D. Director, CUA Rome Campus
1:30-2:30 p.m. Lunch
3:00 p.m. Vatican Archives/Father Marcel Chappin, Vatican Archives
5:00 p.m. Vatican Library/Sister Jacinta Coscia, Vatican Library

Friday, June 1
Museum Exhibition/Scuderi del Quirinale/Your Choice
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Tour and Talk with Chiara Eminenti, Ph.D., Registrar, Scuderi del Quirinale
12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch
Afternoon:  No scheduled events, though you should visit a cultural institution of your choice and include analysis in your journal.
Suggestions (also applicable to June 7/unscheduled time):
Pantheon
Trevi Fountain
Piazza di Spagna/Spanish Steps
Campo de Fiori
Largo di Torre Argentina
Capitolini Musei—Lux in Arcana Exhibit
Villa Borghese
Saturday, June 2/Sunday, June 3
No scheduled events
Monday, June 4
Digital Libraries in Italy/Cultural Heritage Institutions in Florence
9:45 a.m. Digital Libraries in Italy: Laura Ciancio, Librarian and Coordinator, Internet Culturale, Italy
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.:Lunch
1:45 - 3:30 p.m.: Cultural Heritage Institutions in Florence: Presenter, Tobias Daniels, Ph.D. Bibliotheca Hertziana - Max-Planck-Institut für Kunstgeschichte, Rome

Tuesday, June 5: Florence
Travel/Archives in Florence
8:00 a.m. -  9:00 a.m. Train to Florence
12:00 p.m. (est.) Arrive in Florence, check in Brunelleschi Hotel
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Lunch
3:30-6:30 p.m.  “Archives in Florence” Santa Maria Novella Church, Florence
8:00 p.m. Group Dinner
Wednesday, June 6: Florence
Archives and Libraries in Florence
9:00-12:00 Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Tour and Talk
12:30-2:00 Lunch
3:30-6:30: “The Medici Granducal Archive: Organization and Structure” Santa Maria Novella Church, Florence
Evening: Palazzo Vecchio
Thursday, June 7
Travel/Your Choice
8:00-12:00 Return to Rome, check in, Hotel Capo D’Africa
12:30-1:30 Lunch
Afternoon: No scheduled events, though you should visit a cultural institution of your choice and include analysis in your journal:
Suggestions:
Pantheon
Trevi Fountain
Piazza di Spagna/Spanish Steps
Campo de Fiori
Largo di Torre Argentina
Capitolini Musei—Lux in Arcana Exhibit
Villa Borghese
Friday, June 8:
Contemporary Art Exhibition/Wrap up
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Galleria nationale d’arte moderna e contemporanea
Lay Centre 1:30-4:00, lunch and  Wrap up/Discussion/Final Assignments
Saturday, June 9: Depart
Final Assignments Due: (Awaiting date final grades are due)

So, you can see that the schedule is simply amazing grueling and exhausting.  I will keep this blog updated, and you can always get the uncensored version of things on my FB profile.
Arrivederci!