after 16 hours of traveling, i arrived on thursday to my residence in rome to begin my studies. i have eight (now seven-time is already flying!) weeks to explore rome and the rest of europe and have an adventure of a lifetime.
right now, i am still exploring my neighborhood. my residence is located in the residential neighborhood of prati. prati is quiet but still full of the iconic beauty of rome. since most tourists do not come here, the neighborhood is full of italian speakers, which means i am floundering my way through the language at alimentari and pizzerie. i am excited to see how my language acquisition comes along during my stay.
favorite places:
the pizzeria near school where the women behind the counter makes me speak in broken italian even though she knows english.
favorite moments:
washing my clothes in fabric softener because i couldn't figure out which label said detergent.
weekly class field trips where we learn about ancient roman art and architecture and then go see ancient roman art and architecture. did you guys know how old stuff is here?? (about 21 centuries!)
more news to come.
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