At the beginning of Saturday, it started out rough. Our group missed the bus that was supposed to get us to the strip district, but instead our group had to use an Uber instead. When I finally got to the Strip District, there were these amazing shops that I could use for my dorm when I come back to Pittsburgh in the fall. From the strip districts, our group got on a bus that I did not miss and headed to the Fineview City steps. Before, when we went to the steps, everyone stopped to get food from places that have vendors that change every year. It was a really cool concept that new food is always changing each year there and the food was really good.  When I got to the Fineview’s city steps, I saw how much of steep it is and how much it is overgrown with nature. It felt powerful, like it was linked to Pittsburgh’s working-class past. They were built for the mill workers in the early 1900s it connecting homes to the steel factories below. When I was walking, I realized how much these steps were essential for the people who forge the steel city. Even though they have aged and nature has overgrown them. The community’s efforts to preserve and make them usable, even using them for events, show that everyone has a deep pride in the steps and what they have to them here for the future. The next day, Sunday, we had a tour of the Nationality Rooms in the Cathedral of Learning, which showcases how much the ethnic communities have taken the time to make the room look like you’ve been transported to a different country. Started in 1926, the project invited immigrants to create classrooms celebrating their heritage, with each room being funded and designed by its ethics community. These are not just pictures, it’s like you are actually in the country and are functioning classrooms. Together, the steps and the rooms show Pittsburgh’s character. The Steps show the blue-collar hard work that forms the city’s backbone, while the rooms celebrate the rich culture that was brought by all the immigrants coming to work in the steel mills. It is honoring both hard labor and rich heritage, which has allowed Pittsburgh to help come back after the collapse of its steel industry and make itself backup again. I can’t wait to see what’s in store for this week, but I do know that I’m going to a glass factory on Monday. Only one more week until I’m on a plane heading to Ireland and helping Carrigart out. I can’t wait!