<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[SemesterInRome]]></title><description><![CDATA[SemesterInRome]]></description><link>https://www.semesterinrome.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 02:27:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.semesterinrome.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Sketching Roma]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the start of the semester we have three weeks of drawing Roma as part of our studio course. These are very sketchy drawings but drawings nonetheless!]]></description><link>https://www.semesterinrome.com/post/sketching-roma</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69820326f1c6744fd0195041</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:22:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba6333_4408d9e31aee440184131ca5770042c5~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brittan Pudenz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Weekend in Firenze! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[For our second weekend abroad, we decided to stay in Italy, specifically Florence (also known as Firenze)! We initially booked a 3-hour bus ride straight to Florence but realized quickly that to get to the main bus and then to the hostel we would have to take a lot of extra transportation. We ended up taking a tram to a train to the bus and then another train to another bus to then walk 45 minutes to our hostel. (It took us 45 min instead of 15 because the bridge we were supposed to cross was...]]></description><link>https://www.semesterinrome.com/post/a-weekend-in-firenze</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698127c8e90da4b7522c8e54</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 23:59:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba6333_7adc877632ff4795a8340e73dce24c80~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brittan Pudenz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arriving in Italia... ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traveling to Rome was an experience. .. to  get to Italy, I flew from Des Moines to Atlanta, then Atlanta to Italy, arriving in Italy on Thursday the 15th. On the flight to Italy, I was sat next to the sweetest Italian lady. Her name was Sylvia, she spoke little English but told me about how she had been visiting her son in Dallas, Texas. (It was her first time in America) After trying to communicate with her for a little bit I fell asleep and slept for the majority of the flight. When I woke...]]></description><link>https://www.semesterinrome.com/post/arriving-in-italia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69808dd5e90da4b7522b4b96</guid><category><![CDATA[Roma]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:52:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba6333_1c124b9b89bb499ca6d596f03a334018~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brittan Pudenz</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>