I love the vegas

Remember the episode from the first season of The OC where they go to Las Vegas, and Seth always says, "I love the Vegas."? Well, I love the Vegas. Here are a few photos from my trip:

The Venetian is gorgeous! Since all of us studied abroad in Italy, we enjoyed seeing the hotel inspired by the beautiful Italian city.

We had a tailgate outside before the big final game! It was cool to see a bunch of Gonzaga basketball fans - current students, alumni, and even parents showed up to the tailgate. Then, of course, Gonzaga won the WCC tournament! Number ONE! :)

 

^^^ We were excited to go to In N Out, since we don't have it up north!

xo-ally

dreaming of rome

This semester I am taking a Roman archaeology class, and today's lecture only had me dreaming of my days in Rome (I studied abroad in Florence last summer with a four-day opening tour in Rome.) I miss it so much! When the professor showed a photo of the Stadium of Domitian on the PowerPoint, I could almost taste the nutella and strawberry gelato I had near Piazza Navona.

The first gelato I ever had

One of the three fountains at Piazza Navona

We discussed The Colosseum earlier this week...

I met an Italian who said "I live that way, near the Colosseum" like it was no big deal

We talked about The Pantheon too!

The oculus inside The Pantheon

The Vatican is gorgeous! It was cool to see some of the art in the book that I saw in the museum.

I took this photo of The Vatican from far away at this other castle! What wonders a zoom lense can do

I am so nostalgic right now. I miss Italy so much! I so, totally, completely, hope I am fortunate enough to go back and visit.

But for now, my Roman archaeology class will just have to suffice!

xo

a vivid dream

I just woke up from a very vivid dream. I was somehow in Morocco. I walked outside next to my hotel with a bunch of students like me, some who I knew in real life and others that I "knew" in the dream. (Isn't that weird how your subconscious does that?) I took out my camera and walked down to the clearest, aqua blue sea next to the reddish-brown sand. A turtle tried to bite my leg. There were hundreds of small, quirky, colorful houses embedded in the tall, brown hill aligning the sea. It was gorgeous. I wanted to see more - and then I woke up.

I realized there was no way Morocco could look like the images my sleeping brain conjured! Here are some real photos of Morocco I found on Flickr:

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 Maybe I'll go to Morocco some day. :)

xo