Ryan Adorjan!

Well, Ryan had a very busy day today.  As usual, Ryan went to Mass, because he is a good seminarian and desires to receive the Eucharist.  Right after Mass, Ryan went to go get some fine Italian espresso with SJV alum Scott Valentyn.  Scott, the former RA of 2nd floor and a 1st year theologian at the NAC studying for the Diocese of Green Bay, thoroughly enjoyed his breakfast with Ryan.  They went to the Gregorian Bar, a small cafe located in the school run by the Jesuits where you can get the cheapest breakfast in town.  You can see here that Scott is laughing at Ryan's joke about the millions of pigeons, or as they are better known as, flying rats, that inhabit the city of Rome.

After breakfast, Ryan went with Nathan Schuster to explore the Victor Emmanuel Monument.  The Victor Emmanuel monument, which is visible from all over Rome, is one of the most hated monuments in Rome, specifically by the Romans.  It looks like a large wedding cake, it cost millions of euros to build, and it was built with the idea that it would be the secular version of St. Peter's Basilica.  So while it is not very well liked in Rome, it is one of those huge things that everyone has to see.  It is kind of like Wrigley Field in Chicago.  Nobody really likes it, but everyone just kind of wants to go see it.  And once they do, they take a picture, shrug their shoulders, and move on with their lives.  So needless to say, Ryan had a great day.

In other non-related news, I purchased a bunch of Pope Benedict memorabilia today, specifically some new Popeners!  And what is a Popener?  A Pope Bottle Opener!  Yes.  How cool is that?  Definitely a good investment.  Well that is all I've got for today.  I am headed to Assisi this weekend with all of the seminarians and Fr. Carola, our chaplain, which I am very much looking forward to.


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