Ciao!
To start with, I just have to tell you that Im at a local internet cafe right now enjoying the momst delicious and thick cup of hot chocolate I have ever had. Its like he literally melted chocolate bars into a glass.. mmmm :) Speaking of food, last night a group of us headed out for a Sunday meal. We were at the restuarant for about 3 and a half hours, had a 4 course delicious meal, and a few bottles of wine (there was a LOT of us!) all for 15 euro apiece! It was probably the best meal I have ever had and the people are so friendly! Tonight, we made our first family apartment dinner and it was delicious! It seems everything is fresh here and it just tastes better :)
The intensive Italian week started today. I have grammar from 9-12 and "Surviving Italia" from 145-330. I'm picking up on it but the big problem is I keep blurting out french!! Thats the most challenging barrier to get over right now.
Theres so much to tell, I seem to always forget it when I sit down and finally get on the internet. Pictures of the amazing apartment/town will be coming soon, promise!! The cafe is about to close, so I need to go do homework.. ugh. :) Ciao!
Monday, January 12, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Sundays in Perugia
Hey guys!
So I'm all nice and settled into my apartment. I have four other roommates, two from CA, one form PA and one from NH. We all get along really well which is a great relief to say the least! Tonight we're having our first little family dinner :) As for the apartment, its about a 5 minute walk from the town square and its brand new. Theres just a kitchen with one loveseat as our "living room," two bathrooms, and five singles (my first single in college!!) Its really neat though, everything is extremely green here. For our apartment alone, you have a key card to get into the building, your apartment, and your room. But in order for the lights to turn on, your key card must be in the slot and everything is on a timer or motion sensitive. Its really neat actually. They also regulate your heat, allowing only a few hours at a time of heat, which super sucks. It is about 52 degrees in our apartment so we never take off our winter coats but we're hoping we'll get used to the freezing cold.. maybe. Our views are great, hopefully I'll post some pictures out of my bedroom window sometime soon.
Perugia is a great city. I'm already getting to know the city well, mostly because everything is extremely close together. A majority of the shops are closed on Sunday and most shops are closed from 1-4 in the afternoon for lunch break. Everything just seems more relaxed here and a majority of the locals are very friendly. Later tonight we're going on the nighttime stroll with the locals. They all just stroll around the town and hang out in the center around 6pm. I'm really looking forward to it!
I should probably head back to the apartment soon, we've been exploring the shops/city/school since 8 am so Im beat. I hope everyones safe, happy, and healthy. I miss you all terribly!! Ciao bella bella!
So I'm all nice and settled into my apartment. I have four other roommates, two from CA, one form PA and one from NH. We all get along really well which is a great relief to say the least! Tonight we're having our first little family dinner :) As for the apartment, its about a 5 minute walk from the town square and its brand new. Theres just a kitchen with one loveseat as our "living room," two bathrooms, and five singles (my first single in college!!) Its really neat though, everything is extremely green here. For our apartment alone, you have a key card to get into the building, your apartment, and your room. But in order for the lights to turn on, your key card must be in the slot and everything is on a timer or motion sensitive. Its really neat actually. They also regulate your heat, allowing only a few hours at a time of heat, which super sucks. It is about 52 degrees in our apartment so we never take off our winter coats but we're hoping we'll get used to the freezing cold.. maybe. Our views are great, hopefully I'll post some pictures out of my bedroom window sometime soon.
Perugia is a great city. I'm already getting to know the city well, mostly because everything is extremely close together. A majority of the shops are closed on Sunday and most shops are closed from 1-4 in the afternoon for lunch break. Everything just seems more relaxed here and a majority of the locals are very friendly. Later tonight we're going on the nighttime stroll with the locals. They all just stroll around the town and hang out in the center around 6pm. I'm really looking forward to it!
I should probably head back to the apartment soon, we've been exploring the shops/city/school since 8 am so Im beat. I hope everyones safe, happy, and healthy. I miss you all terribly!! Ciao bella bella!
Friday, January 9, 2009
Finally in Perugia!
Hey all!
After flying through Chicago, Frankfort, and Rome, then taking a very long three hour bus ride, I'm finally in Perugia! Thankfully the flights were smooth with little turbulance, just a lot of old men snoring and nudging me all flight. However, I've already had a little trouble with speaking Italian. Once we got into Rome, Jessie and I wanted to try out our Italian skills (great idea) so we thought we would head over and grab a nice shot of authentic espresso. After embarrassing ourselves while trying to order it and the four cashiers laughing at our accents, we sat around for about 5 minutes thinking they would call out a number or something. Turns out you have to step up to a bar and put down your receipt. So, like the Romans we step up with our receipts and she takes both of them but only brings back one shot of espresso. We told her trying to use our Italian, waited five more minutes, and had to ask again (we have no idea what we talked to her about the first time around). Needless to say we somehow got our espresso after about 20 minutes of discussing who knows what with the barista.
As for now, we're staying the night in Perugia at the Hotel Gio. Its a pretty little place with two twin beds in each room. I'm rooming with a girl from Colorado, but it appears she's not one of my four roommates but I will defiently meet them at 1130 am tommorrow! So we're just checking email for a while then napping and probably doing a little walk around the town until we have to be back for dinner at 8 pm.
It is about 2:45 pm here on Friday the 9th, while back home its 7:45. So Im pretty groggy and think its time for that nap! I miss you all and I still can't believe Im actually in Italy. Ciao!!
After flying through Chicago, Frankfort, and Rome, then taking a very long three hour bus ride, I'm finally in Perugia! Thankfully the flights were smooth with little turbulance, just a lot of old men snoring and nudging me all flight. However, I've already had a little trouble with speaking Italian. Once we got into Rome, Jessie and I wanted to try out our Italian skills (great idea) so we thought we would head over and grab a nice shot of authentic espresso. After embarrassing ourselves while trying to order it and the four cashiers laughing at our accents, we sat around for about 5 minutes thinking they would call out a number or something. Turns out you have to step up to a bar and put down your receipt. So, like the Romans we step up with our receipts and she takes both of them but only brings back one shot of espresso. We told her trying to use our Italian, waited five more minutes, and had to ask again (we have no idea what we talked to her about the first time around). Needless to say we somehow got our espresso after about 20 minutes of discussing who knows what with the barista.
As for now, we're staying the night in Perugia at the Hotel Gio. Its a pretty little place with two twin beds in each room. I'm rooming with a girl from Colorado, but it appears she's not one of my four roommates but I will defiently meet them at 1130 am tommorrow! So we're just checking email for a while then napping and probably doing a little walk around the town until we have to be back for dinner at 8 pm.
It is about 2:45 pm here on Friday the 9th, while back home its 7:45. So Im pretty groggy and think its time for that nap! I miss you all and I still can't believe Im actually in Italy. Ciao!!
Monday, December 15, 2008
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