So there is this bar by my house that I just absolutely love. (It is an Italian bar which means it is a cafe, you go there to get coffee not to get shitfaced.) Part of the reason I love it so much is because it is amazing, seriously one of the top 2 cappuccinos I have gotten in Rome. (The other one being from Tazza D’Oro the super amazing place next to the Pantheon - widely considered having the best coffee in Rome.) But the other reason I love is because they remember me. Every time I walk in the lady behind the bar laughs, says hello, and recites my order. She then proceeds to give me my order straight away, even when it is crowded I never have to wait, and she ALWAYS gives me a piece of chocolate on the saucer of my cup. She always offers me water too, which is normally only given to people who order a cafe (espresso). Once when they didn’t have my order, I normally get un cappuccino e una bomba con cioccolato, she looked very upset. But I just happily ordered something else.
As I am getting closer and closer to the end, I am getting more and more excited to go home. (11 days!) I can’t wait to see my family and my friends and my city, but I keep realizing how much I am going to miss this place. And not the big things either, but the lady behind the counter at the bar, and the guy who checks our IDs at school.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
A much needed update
Well since my last post a lot, and at the same time not a lot, has happened.
I went to Brussels which you can see here. It was amazing. Such a beautiful little city. We weren't there that long, just two days which with travel times really was more like a day and a half. We had a shaky start involving loosing people in the metro system when we first got there...yeah not so much fun. But the rest of the trip was amazing. The chocolate was great. My favorite was the hot chocolate spoons, which were these wooden spoons that have a chunk of chocolate on the end. You then stick them in hot milk and stir to melt the chocolate. It was beautiful. The food was good, the city was beautiful. Felt like something out of a fairytale, all of the architecture was gothic and just amazing. Also we went to the comic book museum there, which was very very cool. I had a ton of fun, despite all of the rain.
(On that note it has been raining here for a month straight. I am so tired of it.)
Then my family came for Thanksgiving, which was a blast. You can see pictures here. Tons of food, tons of fun. I had so much fun, saying good bye was hard. But I will be home soon enough. Just need to get through finals.
In terms of work I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I had two tests today, one in Latin and one in Italian, an 8 page paper due tomorrow, which I finished already. Then Monday I have a 10 page paper on slavery, then the week after I have 5 finals and one 5 page paper on Ovid. Then home! Insanity. Where has the time gone?
All of my roommates are going to Paris this weekend. So I will be home alone. But I am going to try to use the time to get my paper done and to do some last minute sight-seeing before finals. I would like to get some pictures of things that since I see everyday I haven't yet. Like the Tiber/Ponte Sisto, and the area I live etc.
Back to food. Tonight I tried another traditional Italian dish. From Sicily I made "Pasta alla Norma" which is basically pasta (I made penne) with tomato sauce and sauteed eggplant and grated cheese on top. It was delish. I am very happy, I now have about 5 traditional dishes in my belt. Mission accomplished. :)
Ciao tutti!
I went to Brussels which you can see here. It was amazing. Such a beautiful little city. We weren't there that long, just two days which with travel times really was more like a day and a half. We had a shaky start involving loosing people in the metro system when we first got there...yeah not so much fun. But the rest of the trip was amazing. The chocolate was great. My favorite was the hot chocolate spoons, which were these wooden spoons that have a chunk of chocolate on the end. You then stick them in hot milk and stir to melt the chocolate. It was beautiful. The food was good, the city was beautiful. Felt like something out of a fairytale, all of the architecture was gothic and just amazing. Also we went to the comic book museum there, which was very very cool. I had a ton of fun, despite all of the rain.
(On that note it has been raining here for a month straight. I am so tired of it.)
Then my family came for Thanksgiving, which was a blast. You can see pictures here. Tons of food, tons of fun. I had so much fun, saying good bye was hard. But I will be home soon enough. Just need to get through finals.
In terms of work I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I had two tests today, one in Latin and one in Italian, an 8 page paper due tomorrow, which I finished already. Then Monday I have a 10 page paper on slavery, then the week after I have 5 finals and one 5 page paper on Ovid. Then home! Insanity. Where has the time gone?
All of my roommates are going to Paris this weekend. So I will be home alone. But I am going to try to use the time to get my paper done and to do some last minute sight-seeing before finals. I would like to get some pictures of things that since I see everyday I haven't yet. Like the Tiber/Ponte Sisto, and the area I live etc.
Back to food. Tonight I tried another traditional Italian dish. From Sicily I made "Pasta alla Norma" which is basically pasta (I made penne) with tomato sauce and sauteed eggplant and grated cheese on top. It was delish. I am very happy, I now have about 5 traditional dishes in my belt. Mission accomplished. :)
Ciao tutti!
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