Sicily by Diana Cox

In May, I have the opportunity to travel to Sicily with Christopher Newport University. The Classics Department is journeying there to study the Roman and Greek influence on the island off the coast of Italy. Being a classical studies major this opportunity will give me the chance to see and experience what I have been learning in the classrooms and text books. I can not wait to travel outside of the United States; I have only been as far as Canada. Now I have the chance to take my first adventure across seas.
I am looking forward to seeing, smelling, tasting, feeling, everything about Sicily. Before I have the opportunity to experience Sicily, I choice to read and study about Sicily. For my history class, I read an informational book about the past cultures and conquerors of the island. It listed every group pf people who ever influenced the progress of Sicily. The book I read was very factual and informational. The book was extremely boring and uninteresting. If you are traveling anywhere especially across seas I advise not reading a historical book about the place. Doing background information is a good idea, but just look up pictures and tourists sites in books or on the internet.
When I get to Sicily I hope to use all the concepts I have learned in my classical studies classes and my ULLC class. I will be visiting several archeological and sacred sites. When I visit these places I will have the knowledge and experience to be able to participant in the site. In addition, I will be able to analysis and hopefully share my knowledge with the rest of the group going.