this is it: trastevere

i'm really starting to get comfortable here in roma. i've started to go on little excursions in the mornings before class and though they're wearing me out, i love them. next week i'm going to tunisia with a group of students from the program and a teacher who's very well-versed in the tunisian culture and landscape. she refers to herself as an aspiring citizen. we're going to be taking a bus all around the country and seeing as much as we can in a week. i'm really excited but i'm prepared to be completely exhausted. i'm thrilled i still have two months here, but i'm starting to understand how great it will be to come home. i'll also have a new respect for establishments open for 24 hours; if anyone's up for a trip to wawa at 3 am in december, let me know.

the palace of justice revisited on my walk to trastevere

atop the palace

trumpetress and cherubs

a huge monstrosity, impossible to photograph it all head on

allegorical figure

castel sant' angelo revisited

tiny bird

larger bird

more roman bark

air conditioners. livin' large.

bell tower

overgrown roof

graffiti along the tiber

at first glance, i thought these were my dad's initials (DAB), then i realized that it says DRB, but my mom's initials are CRB so it's really very close to being both.