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As part of her Eat, Pray, Library project, our friend Heather suggested that we attempt to walk the “Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome.” There is definitely some papal connection to the basilicas featured on this walk, as we saw Il Papa himself, not a week later, at St. John Lateran followed by a procession to … [Read more…]
Loved, loved, LOVED the Galileo Museum. Of the museums we went to, this was the only one with a lot of interpretative stuff the way we might see it in a US museum. The museum is split into different areas of scientific research promoted by the Medici, roughly chronologically, with commentary about how the Medici’s … [Read more…]
One of the great pleasures of this trip has been Father Luke’s commentary about the Roman skyline from the beautiful terrace at the Convitto. A few evenings ago, Father Luke pointed out the Basilica dei Santi Cosma e Damiano and reminded me of its connection to Thomas Merton. The church features in The Seven Story … [Read more…]
Today I set out with my classmates Keegan and Valerie to the Trastavere market. There was a lot to see there! (post forthcoming on my new travel blog) On this trip, we’ve stopped at quite a few churches. I’m sure that a lot of the things we’ve seen look similar because we don’t have the … [Read more…]
Faithful readers, We are slowly getting our bearings in Rome. It helps that we are in a terrific location. I wanted to share with you all 2 bars in Rome’s Monti neighborhood, both on Via Zingari (rhymes with Hungary – the Romans seemingly have no phoenetic imagination – I had a great time today asking … [Read more…]
We had the great privilege of visiting the Vatican Library. We weren’t allowed to take pictures, but here’s one of the reading room the New York Times dug up from the Vatican’s website: I wasn’t really sure what to make of this library. I think this tweet pretty much says it all: #tbt to … [Read more…]
I’ve been feeling ambivalent about the Internet lately, and about the pressure I feel to maintain a presence on it. This post has been a long time coming because I feel like I have to acknowledge that this trip was rad because of the Internet, and I want to document how these tools enriched my … [Read more…]
We went to the Vatican Secret Archives. I tweeted about it: 70 MILES of documents in the #vaticanarchives – it took an archivist 20 YEARS and 800,000 index cards to create the sole index! — Anita Kinney (@Anitalifedotcom) May 26, 2015 Love that Italian archivists measure collections in kilometers rather than linear feet! #CUArome @CUA_LIS … [Read more…]
I’m in Rome with Dr. Chancellor & co. We’re staying in a house of student priests somewhere between the Coliseum and St. Peter’s. Heather and I got the coolest room – an apartment, up a spiral staircase from the rooftop. Father Luke gave us a warm welcome and told us a bit about the history … [Read more…]
In addition to my 2 upcoming ALA presentations (apologies to my co-authors for getting a late start on some of my deliverables) and my incomplete library school class (thanks for the extension, Dr. Kules!), I have a few other things going on that I wanted to throw up here in case anyone wants to collaborate … [Read more…]