When In Rome . . .

Here are some photoes from the walking tour. I will get post more soon.


Wednesday was if I could describe it in one word, rediculous. We all definately paint the town that night.

Hours before ...
That morning we had our first group meeting, and basically it was us just talking about the last few nights out and everything that happened. I had my presentation on the Colosseum, and it went pretty good. The best part of it was when Beth and I played Elton John doing ''Bennie and the Jets'' at his concert outside of the Colosseum.



For lunch we at Archi Bar, and then had my first International Advertising class, which was really hard to concentrate in, and we were all head bobbing and falling asleep. Too long of a day for all of us to concentrate.

Finally the night life. We are just made salads and sandwhiches for dinner. Before finishing 3 bottles of wine and getting ready to head out to Trestevere ... again. We once again we back at our favorite square where a quick walk across the river and you had 2 40's for 5€, they are rediculously cheap. So back and forth we all went the whole night, and eventually we all were slowly getting wild. The locals in this area are indescribeable. First off we have the metro in the red camisole, who sings and dances to American pop music. He also poses for his picture to be taken, hilarious. Then there was this bum who tried to make out with this kid Kyle on the trip, and it was freaking hilarious to watch Kyle try to explain NO thank you in Italian. We were suppose to go to this club across the river, but by the time we got everyone ready to go it was kind of late, and it was a 20-25 minute walk. So we just stayed at the square and continued to indulge ourselves into the atmosphere, if I can put it politely. Some people went off the the pubs and a few of us just stayed on the steps, where we learned that Italians really love the blondes from America. When we got home we were still very awake and were not tired what so ever. We all stayed up for another hour or so talking and laughing and having a blast.





The morning that followed the night to remember ...
Our classes only have around 14 of us in them, so if someone does not show up, your professor is guaranteed to notice. Which was the case for a friend of mine, Matt, who not only could not make it to class because of the night before, but the whole group (including our teachers) knew why. When he finally showed up for the second class, everyone applauded him. It reminded me of a scene right out of a movie. In both classes kids were constantly running back and forth to the bathroom, I shall not have to say why. (Surprisingly, for once in my life I was not one of those kids!!)



I was going to stay in that night, when Mackenzie called and asked if I wanted to go out dancing with some Italian Navy boys that we met on Monday night. So Mackenzie, Lauren, Natalie and I went out with some very gorgeous Italian Navy boys. We had such a good time, having a drink at a pub that played motown music. Then we decided to go to a club across the river, but when we got there the people outside waiting to get in were looking a like Italian emo kids, but scary. So of course we left and found this pub called Irish Village. Here we just sat and had a few drinks before taking the longest taxi ride home.





Today (Friday) ...
I had both of my classes again. And in the middle of them we have a three hour break so before enjoying this nice time mine and another apartment had to have a meeting with Becky. We got some noise complaints from our apartment neighbors. Ahhh, its really hard to adapt to ABSOLUTE quiet hours after 10pm. Especially after coming home from a night out. So now we have to take our shoes off when we come home, before walking up the stairs to our apartment. We cannot wear our shoes inside, and have to really be careful when we come home and not say a word. At least for a few nights to let our neighbors cool down. Today AUR had a barbeque, so I had some hot dogs and just layed out in the courtyard, and soaked up some sunshine.


Tonight we have another group dinner, at of course downtown Trestevere, and the girls are going to the premiere of Sex and the City and the guys are going to see Indiana Jones. After we are taking a walk down to the Trevi Fountain, and going out to some local pubs for yet another night. This shall be an interesting night.




Here is a photo of all us
at the steps in Trestevere.

Loving the Roma!

I am finally here, and have been somewhat settled in for two days now.

The 8 hour plane ride on Sunday evening to Amsterdam, no I could not leave the airport don't worry, went by really fast to my surprise. I watched 3 movies, and got a dinner and a breakfast. They were actually pretty good, which I did not expect at all. The airplane ride to Rome, which was two hours was not that bad either, I organized my planner (of course I would have to organize my planner) and then slept the rest of the way.

When we got to Rome we took buses to our apartments, and had a guide from the American Uniersity of Rome (AUR), give us the basic low down of our apartment and neighborhood. That day me and my 5 roommates just unpacked and napped. Our apartment is HUGE and really nice and in a nice location. We are close to a grocery store, a bakery/meat market, a bank, a pharmacy, and there is a store similar to target a few blocks down the hill. That night we met the whole group at a pizzeria about a 10-15 minute walk from our apartment. After dinner some of us went with Amy and Nicola to this place called Trestevere (a neighborhood filled with open courtyards, pubs, and returants) to hang out. Amy has lived here for 8 years and is a really big help to find exciting places to go at night, good shopping, and basically just get around. Nicola is the guy that flew with us over here. He works for MSU and is fluent in French and Italian.

Today we went on a walking tour of some of downtown Rome. We walked by this open market and shopping area called Campo De Fiore where there are fresh fruits, meats, and vegetables daily. Also awesome clothing stores that we will have to go back to really soon!! :) We toured the Pantheon too, which was really exciting. My roommate Katie and I were (for the first time) ripped off by these gladiator costume wearing men. They took pictures with us and THEN asked for euros. Bummer! :( But they were cute photos. After the tour we all seperated and got lunch and gelattos before heading back to AUR for our orientation.

After orientation we went grocery shopping and headed home. I worked on my presentation, and everyone else got to nap! :( Alyssa and I cooked the dinner for tonight. Of course it was pasta and bread and wine! What else would we have??? After dinner we all just hung out and got ready before heading to this Irish Pub up the hill about 15 minutes. Here a group of us just hung out and enjoyed a few drinks before heading back for the night.

So far I love Rome and can't wait to experience more.

When in Rome ...