2nd to last day of class

The day began without any scheduled events but this did not mean we weren't busy. Many of focused on one of the many creative writing assignments and on preparing our altars. The altars are projects that each of our room will present tomorrow (Wednesday) to our classmates and Lisa. We must dedicate the altar to something or someone and use artifacts we have found in Rome. Without revealing our altar (we'll save that for tomorrow!) Danny and I used a cardboard box to form the frame of our altar. To acquire this box the two of us went to Punto! grocery store. A nearby employee eagerly welcomed us to the soon-to-be recycled boxes by declaring "Prego!!" when he noticed our interest in the box so we grabbed the biggest one we could find. We then picked up a few items at the Cartoleria (office supply store). I don't know what the other rooms have been up to but they keep whispering and closing their doors when I'm around (no this isn't normal). I can't wait to see what everyone has in store for tomorrow.

In the afternoon we met with Sheila to listen to her comments on our writing assignments. We always enjoy when Sheila reads a few of her favorite pieces because our group's good sense of humor always shines through in our writing. After a couple of good laughs we moved on and read an piece by a writer who makes a living simply shadowing an individual for several months and captures the essence of their life. Sheila hoped to inspire the aspiring writers in the group and I certainly believe she succeeded.

In the evening most of us returned to our creative writing assignments. Some of us demonstrated our acute focus on our work while others showed that multi-tasking is another option. P.S. Thank you all for reading these entries, you certainly inspired quality entries from all of us. Please leave a comment or two if you haven't already! ---Schuyler Dunphy