Unfortunately I didn't get to blog recently due to the fact that I just ended up passing out on my bed. One night from a girls night out with the roomies, at our first Roman night at a bar. The other from just being exhausted. We literally walk everywhere, and I still feel like I've only seen a little slice of Rome. Hopefully this turns around. Besides I've been doing orientations all week anyways. I've been considering doing this bike tour that I saw an ad for on facebook. www.ibikeitaly.com. Maybe I'll try it! Just keeping my options open.
As far as updates go....
1. I found out that my roommate loves to party so I kinda have the room to myself at night. lol Here's a picture of all six of us on top of a terrace at school:
2. I signed up for a cooking session at school with a chef that has their own restaurant in Italy. I also signed up for dance. Then I figured, what the heck, let's try bellydancing too.
3. I've only seen 2 other asian students at school (not that it really matters anyways).
4. That angry Italian neighbors are scary to the max. I would be upset too if my neighbors above me were talking at 3am. Probably louder than usual do to vino, jack, and then some.
5. I learned how persistent Italian men are but if you brush them off nicely they're usually still kind and just bid you a goodnight. Also that personal space is very much nonexistent.
6. I found that if you try and speak Italian, the locals will love you and smile. There are many that have given me things free of charge.
7. I learned that sometimes you do have to wear running shoes to walk in for the sake of your body. We walk everywhere and although you look like an American, it's worth it every now and then.
8. I got my ID!
9. My first gelato I tried here was Hazelnut. Unfortunately they were our of lemon which is apparently very good! Oh well, I have 5 months to try it, and I also live next door to one gelateria. ;)
I've already befriended many locals and I finally was able to go into a journal store that I'd be dying to go to. I didn't expect to meet so many kind people that smile ALOT. The place is called "Officina della Carta", and the owner is named Gaetana. She's lovely and hand binds all of the journals and planners inside. She also was kind enough to make changes to my journal, free of charge. In this little store I also met Jan, who is an older American woman, that came back to Rome to learn Italian. She's pleasant, a little quirky but she was a doll. she also kindly translated some Italian for me as the owner was speaking. She hopes to meet up again for coffee and gave me her email. Abigale was another woman that came in with her son. He looked scottish but was fluent in Italian because he was born here. They were extremely kind and gave me pointers on amazing places to eat by school. It's crazy who you'll find in a small store :). Unfortunately it was getting late and I was by myself... ekk. So I said my goodbyes and will be returning on Tuesday to pick up my journal. Yay!
I'm still getting used to the culture here. The food is delicious, and there are these Italian rice balls that I tried the other day that were amazing!!! I'll have to take a picture and share the name with you when I remember it. I'll probably be returning today. =] It gets pretty cold at night so I think I should do some shopping. I wish there were more hours in the day here. Time seems to fly when you're eating good food. I can't wait to see what today will offer next. In the meantime, I'm going to hunt down some food. I really need to go to my favorite store soon.. the grocery store! Till next time.. ciao!
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