We had a later start on Saturday considering our festivities of the night before. But Taryn, Sarah L., and I dragged our butts out of bed and headed towards the Tiber campus for our scavenger hunt across Rome. The group was split into three teams and the winners were going to win a free trip to Sienna. Needless to say the three of us had our game faces on. Our tasks were to get to different parts of the city and to take a picture as a group at the different locations. The first group back would win. Unfortunately we had a bigger group and our student guide disappeared when the other groups started, so we got a late start. But we were able to see a lot of interesting sites along the way such as the Spanish Steps (where there was a lady modeling a wedding gown), the Pantheon (unfortunately had construction), Circus Maximus, the major shopping district with name brands, and we even saw some of the buildings that a private sect of the Catholic Church owns. We also got our first experience riding the tram and the metro. We were definitely the last group back however, and what was disappointing was that those in charge didn't wait for us. All the groups were supposed to get prizes but no one was there to check us in. However, we saw a lot of great sites and I completely felt like I was on The Amazing Race, so that in itself was worth it.
We got back pretty late and made some dinner for ourselves. Later we met up with the guys again at this American Irish Pub called Scholars to watch the Ravens and the Steelers play. The guys had saved us all seats at the best tables in the place, and with some drinks, the game, and lots of American music and some Italian techno, we had another successful night out.
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