Hi all! I’m probably going to make this pretty quit considering what
time it is here, but I couldn’t miss a day! Not this far into my
adventure! This morning started out as an early one because I had an on
site class I had to get to, but it started out surprisingly pleasant
because a friend from home was still awake and so we chatted a bit while
I got ready to leave for class.
Once I left I had to wait for the bus
with some of my classmates. As I’ve mentioned in a prior post, the
Italian transportation system is great and all, but they really like to
take their time. We ended up waiting probably close to half an hour for a
bus and then still had about a half hour to spend on the bus. We were
going to be late, it was inevitable. So we spent our time on the bus and
got to Castel Sant’Angelo only a few minutes late surprisingly enough.
Castel Sant’Angelo was awesome and had a fantastic view that looked over
the entire city of Rome. And today was a BEAUTIFUL blue sky as a
backdrop, so it made it even more pleasing to look at. Once we left
class, I wandered through the nearby neighborhood with my two fellow
Roamin Redbirds, who happen to be in my class, and looked for a bus stop
that could take us back to our neighborhood.
While wandering, we were a
little hungry so we stopped at a pizza place called VIP (Very Italian
Pizza), which sounds like it’s a super touristy place, but it really
isn’t and it was very good! We got our pizza, caught a bus and headed
back towards our side of town. From there we went our separate ways. I
came back to my apartment to work on my paper because it’s taking me
forever and a half to get through. I’ve been hanging around my apartment
since, but I’ve been either just hanging around or napping or something
of the sort. I got an adorable and wonderful snapchat of my puppy from
Mary Kate earlier and it totally made my day. I talked to my parents and
one of my friends tonight for a little bit as well. All in all it’s
been a good day, but I should really go to bed now. That’s all for
now–until tomorrow–arrivederci!
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