As most of you know I started my first week of real classes today, the classes are as follows: Ancient Rome and Myth, Cross Cultural Studies, Roman architecture and urban design, the renasainnce and its classical heritage, and my hardest class by far Italian. I have class Monday through Thursday and Italian everyday 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. This week has been pretty hectic, I have been waking up early to run also Pat and I joined a gym so we have been lifting there as well. The gym is called A.S. Trastevere and it is much more different than the gyms at home. You have to bring your own towel, all the weight is in Kilograms, and it is very small. But it is definitely better than nothing! We went to the American bookstore to buy our books yesterday which is located next to the Spanish Steps which is an outstanding sight! We grabbed small paninis on the way (I got turkey and spinach).
Last night we went to Karaoke at this bar called Scholars which was AWESOME, it was packed and singing was so much fun. We also get discounts at the bar because we are students, thankfully because we get ripped off on everything else here in Rome. Everyone stayed out pretty late and then we all had class this morning at 9:30 which was killer, absolutely killer. The class lasted two hours and then I came home, worked out, ate, and cleaned the place. I am currently doing some laundry right now and need to buy clothes pins so that my clothes do not get so stiff.
Some little things I have noticed about the Roman people are that they come off as rude, but I do not think they mean to be that is just the way they talk to people. The scooters are crazy and weave in and out of cars like its a video game all day. The tram is very tricky but everyone here walks or takes public transportation. They do not have a lot of beef here, it is much more pasta and seafood because of the Mediterranean Sea. The staplers are weird and make the smallest little staple in the corner of your papers. People try extremely hard to do things that benefit the environment such as recycle and walk everywhere. No matter what day of the year it is the Vatican is ALWAYS filled with thousands of people. The people who live in the Vatican have their own passports because it is its own country. Everything is in Kilograms (1KG = 2.2ish LBS). Salmon colored pants are the new thing here. You can't run your dishwasher, computer charger, and washer at the same time or you will need to flip your power breaker back on. People sleep from 2 - 6 p.m. The morning is for work and the nights are for dinner and play. I am pretty sure girls here start smoking cigarettes at 10 years old. All the women dress to impress. There are Gabineri that have AK-47's locked and loaded on guard all over town. Sitting down and having one beer over the course of 4 hours is completely normal. Taxis are the biggest rip off, on Sundays once you sit in the cab it starts at 4 Euros and any nights from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. a 5.90 Euro start fee. They only have squirrels here at the Zoo..
Plenty of more to come. Keep in touch. Buonacera
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