The ride to Rome was fine. Freakin' long, but fine. I, along with ALL of my luggage, arrived unscathed, with only one casualty. No, it wasn't the annoying woman next to me who hogged the armrest (really? who does that??). It was my shirt. If you look closely, you can see my entire journey. There's the stain from my dinner! There's the stain from my bloody nose! There's that awkward stretched out part where I tried to clean up the dinner! And the blood!
Really, though, the ride was fine. The Rome Cab worked out well, too. We had a guy waiting at customs for us. At first I thought it was because of the 30+ unmarked white Melatonin pills Kate had stuffed in a ziploc baggy, but it was our driver.
My roommate is actually a girl from Marquette, who seems really sweet. The group from Marquette is really close, which is very nice. I've met a bunch of great people so far, but have yet to see Pope Benny, although that may be a good thing, considering I may not be able to stop myself from jumping the barrier.
Cultural experience of the day: I had never seen a bidet until today. Still not sure how to use it, so I think I'll steer clear of it.
Notes about Italians/ Italy:
* IT'S HILLY!!! No really, it's unbelievably hilly, and cobblestone-covered, yet girls still wear high-heeled boots. Told you, Mom!
** Italians sure can eat: I, along with my 100 new friends, went to a restaurant Capperi! (yes, with the ! in the name). We were told it was a traditional Italian meal, so I expected exactly what you get at Buca's, because you can't get more authentic than that! We had had 3 small things to eat, and I was stuffed, when my friend Stephanie said, "Oh, just wait until the first course!" Yup, there was still a potato dish, a rice dish, a meat thingy, pasta, and dessert. I thought I was going to explode. All I could think was "HOW ARE YOU PEOPLE SO THIN???" Then I remembered the hills.
It's 10:00 pm. I haven't slept since wednesday night, I think today's friday, but I'm not possitive, so I'm taking this as a hint to go to bed.
Amor d' Roma,
Erin
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Hey Erin,
ReplyDeleteWe really appreciate your blog! We hope your Rome experience continues to be a wonderful one. Love you. Dad and Mom
Oh go ahead. Try the bidet!!
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ReplyDeleteHope you brought some "tide sticks". Thank you so much for posting. I am enjoying it so much! Good to know about the hills. We ate an Italian place on Friday night so we could feel like we are with you in spirit. You are doing a great job on the blog and it is so nice to hear about your adventure. Watch out for those Swiss Guards.
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