Walking in Italy

That was the sole activity for the last 2 days--Walking. Yesterday we walked for 6 or 7 hours, today we walk for 8 hours in total for our classes, not including the go on your own to eat and explore.
The awful part of these walking lessons is trying to walk-sketch-listen in open area-take notes-not fall over at once. I say "not fall over" because as I describe, corbel stones are different than paved road, they are often harder on your feet. THe best part of these walks, however, pretty much paid off all the horribleness.
It's great to walk around one of the oldest city with an expert who knows pretty much everything about Rome. We got 2 Rome map experts, 1 sketching and drawing experts (aka an architect), and 1 Italian architect as tour guides/professor, so its like an intellect explosion with occasional comedic moments.
Our cartography guide Allen can basically spell out the significance of every street in Rome. You have to understand, Allen is not only a map lover, he is also wizard of Rome. Following him in Rome means you learn about when each church was build and how to induce information by looking at the facade of every single building. And he doesn't care if you don't draw/write in your sketchbook, but he will get furious if you don't look at the Nolli  Map (a 1748 map that records EVERYTHING in Rome. I mean, even the smallest fountain and chapel are recorded in Nolli)
As for sketching while walking, well, it's still a skill we must master.... My sketches are just bad.

p.s. a bucket of cold water: Spring semester grades are up...... bummer.