Mondays class brought to light that my image of Rome was not what I thought it would be. Rome is not full of romance and beauty but of war and "novella" drama. Like every other country Rome too has its heros and battles such as Romulus, the founder of Rome or the war of the slavery revolt. At the end of the class, I actually did learn a lot about Rome and only made me that much more excited to experience the city and make my own judgements.
Tuesdays class we read 2 poems that were a bit difficult but as we dissected the poem piece by piece it became fun. I loved Arlene's "i dont know card" I do the same except I just make note of it in my mind I should probably jot it down so I wont forget. But anyway after dissecting the poems I enjoyed what the author was depicting, a beautiful nostalgic image of what was once a lavish room full of life but has been engulfed by destruction and bad weather. It reminds me of the saying, " a man's garbage is another man's treasure." Every person has a place they love because of the memories or feelings they have when they refer to that place. My special place is Ruidoso, NM throught the years it has been deteriorating by the rain or the mines that were blown up. But to me I will always remember it being beautiful, lush, and green. Anyway whats with this Rick Steves guy, lol?!!!??! I love his facial expressions they make me laugh. He reminds me of Mr. Bean for some reason. In the end hes alright he entertains me, he makes me enthusiatic to go to Rome and find the mosaic decor and scultpures that were shown in his videos.
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