First day of class

Salve l'amico!
I was not able to post any blogs because our internet was down when we got here. Today is the 4th day I've been in Rome and the first day of classes:) To give you an update on the last few days, our flight went smoothly and we did not lose anyone. Once our flight touched the ground, we were off and running as Italy is 6 hours ahead of the United States. We were met by our professors and took a van to the convent, which is an hour away from Fiumicino Airport..
The convent is located on Via Nomentana, which is about a 10 minute bus ride from the Basilica and maybe 20ish from the Pantheon and Colosseo:). The first couple of days were orientation and on Sunday, we all attended the Rome Baptist Church. Kelly (my roommate) and I went exploring in the Piazza Venezia, which has the Colosseo, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, and the Victor Emmanuel II monument, just to name some major sites:). That about brings you up to date on what has been happening the last few days.
This morning, I had only 2 classes: Humanities 300 and Culture Making. I also did some grocery shopping with Kelly and talk about expensive! The euro is currently higher than the U.S dollar, so for a few pieces of lunch meat, it was almost $3! FYI, The Romans don't eat a lot of meat, so for those of you who know me, I like my meat!!! Well, thats all for now and hopefully I will remember to post something at the end of the day.
Ciao!