As Saturday began, the class was partially split up as some people did different activities, but I will summarize what we did the best I can! A group of about 13 became Debs “warriors” for the day as we traveled to the Italian coast. The day began with a series of train and bus rides as we tried to figure out where we were even going, and multiple times, we thought we were on the wrong bus! After about 2 hours we arrived in Ostia! The ancient Roman city was one the largest ports for the country and provided money through various imports and exports of goods! The design of the buildings was different here and did not seem as “grand” as the others but was more practical and very symmetrical. The buildings were smaller and more though out I felt. The group then took a few more buses to the coast where we ended up at the beach! It was a black sand beach, and we even went about knee-deep in the freezing water! Most of the Italians looked at us like we were crazy! But after walking around and getting some beautiful pictures, we had to head back to Rome as transit here closes around 4:00, and we could have been stuck! Overall, it was a great experience to go to the coast and see a smaller town that wasn’t as massive as Rome!

-Tom and Teddy