September 25, 2013

Today was my first dull day in Rome! I am here visiting and staying with Caroline DeWeirdt. So far, I have had an incredible time! I have toured the city, lived like a local, had amazing food and gelato, walked all over the city, and even got lost by myself!

Last night, I was supposed to get into Rome around 6pm, but my flight was delayed, so I got in around 9pm. Caroline and all of her roommates, five really nice girls, and I went for a late dinner at 11:30pm. We found an amazing Italian restaurant with probably the best pizza I have ever had in my life! It was so nice and relaxing to sit out at a pizzeria late at night, eating pizza and drinking wine! After dinner, Caroline and all of her roommates and I went out to a club/bar. It was really fun and interesting to see the difference between an Israeli club and European club!

Today was a ton of fun! Caroline and I met up with my roommate from Tel Aviv, Sarah. The three of us went to the Vatican and walked around. Caroline wanted to stay in the museum longer, so Sarah and I went and got lunch and relaxed a bit, while Caroline stayed in the Vatican museum. Once Caroline finished exploring the Vatican, she had to run off to class, so Sarah and I continued to explore the city. We went to the Colosseum and walked around it and the ancient Roman ruins. It was so cool to see and think about the history of the ancient Romans hundreds of years ago. The weather was so hot today, so Sarah and I just sat on a bench outside for a while and relaxed and caught up! As we were walking out of the Colosseum area, Sarah and I ran into our suite mate from the University of Tel Aviv, Lauren. After the Colosseum, Sarah and I went to the famous Spanish steps and walked around that part of downtown, and did a little shopping! I found a really cute Italian leather (I am not sure if it is real or fake) across the shoulder bag. I have been looking for a bag like this one for a long time, so I was really happy to finally find one! Sarah and I split up then and she went back to go hang out with her friend and I met up with Caroline in one of the city squares. We went for a walk around and window shopped. So far, I love Rome; it is beauutiful and fun and old and there is tons of great shopping!