Hello readers! This morning started out like a typical Monday
morning…forgetting I didn’t buy milk to have with my cereal so not
eating breakfast, literally just missing my bus meaning I had to take
the 20 minute walk in about 15 minutes time and then getting to class on
time but having a quiz. It wasn’t the worst morning in the world, but
it wasn’t the best either.
After I got back from class I ate a little
something and then ran to the store because I was low on food. When I
got back I sat around for a little while just hanging out and eventually
ended up falling asleep to a thunderstorm outside. I woke up and had a
little time to get ready to get ready to go to a planned
“extracurricular” activity with my school.
Today it was a trip to get
aperitivo (you pay a set price for a drink and an unlimited buffet of
appetizers) in Trastevre (little neighborhood where lots of good bars
and restaurants are) and a little tour of the neighborhood. The only
people that had signed up to go were my roommates, the girls in the
apartment downstairs and me, so we met up with our teacher that was
going with us and left for Trastevre. We got there and toured the
neighborhood a little bit and then got to the restaurant for aperitivo. I
tried a local drink called a Spritzer which was a fruity kind of drink
and it was decent, but I wasn’t too much of a fan of it. The appetizers
were delicious though. My favorites were a pesto pasta, cinnamon apples
and bread. It was all delicious and the company was nice as well!
Once
our teacher left us for the evening, we explored a little more and then
headed back towards our apartment building. We took a little detour and
walked past the Colosseum to see it all lit up and then also stopped for
gelato on our street before we got back to our apartments. It was a
really nice little evening and a pleasant way to end the day for sure.
Tomorrow morning I have to wake up a little earlier than normal for a
field trip I’m taking with my class, but it takes a little longer to get
to than the others, so I’m going to call it a night for now! I’ll post
again tomorrow! Until then–arrivederci!
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