walking to class.. oh look, the vatican walls..
where i am in rome is where queens is in new york city. it is out of the way from what you would call the "center of rome" or manhattan where all the areas that evoke images of rome would be. spanish steps, pantheon, colliseum, all that stuff.
however, i did get to see the spanish steps, pantheon and treve fountain the other day and they were fantastic. it is like people thousands of years ago with nothing to do though to themselves, "well, i am bored, i think i will build something magnificant today and in the future when people walk by my creation they will say to themselves, wow, that is impressive!"
needless to say, they were on point.
we also saw the changing of the guards at the italian government building. it was a lot of pomp and cirumstance. they need to make up for the poor showing in actually battles i suppose.
ZING!
i would love to post pictures but a las, my digital camera is still pooping out so this is just a text entry. other than the touristy sites i have frequented the open air market they have in my neighborhood. it feels like nyc in the late 1800s with all the shops open. whatever food you need, you can get and it is much cheaper than the supermercado. five apples, 1 euro, good price.
of course, my mime has improved but the italian is running along with it. you truly learn a language more when you practice it in a country that only speaks that language.
as of now, it is only functional italian. i did ask my art professor how to say something that expresses immense displeasure towards an object or person, essentially how to curse. i don't think she was ready for such a question, but it is absolutely necessary especially with the way italians drive. makes some drivers in new york look like 80 year old woman behind the wheel.
other than that, getting use to the european ciestra [sic] which is during the day around 1pm to 4pm where most shops and stores close to go home and have lunch and nap. that would be nice to have back in america.
that is all for now, again, hopefully pictures start popping up soon; i have to see if i can get all the ones some of the other people took when we went into the center of rome.
arrivederci, hugs n kisses,
cos
however, i did get to see the spanish steps, pantheon and treve fountain the other day and they were fantastic. it is like people thousands of years ago with nothing to do though to themselves, "well, i am bored, i think i will build something magnificant today and in the future when people walk by my creation they will say to themselves, wow, that is impressive!"
needless to say, they were on point.
we also saw the changing of the guards at the italian government building. it was a lot of pomp and cirumstance. they need to make up for the poor showing in actually battles i suppose.
ZING!
i would love to post pictures but a las, my digital camera is still pooping out so this is just a text entry. other than the touristy sites i have frequented the open air market they have in my neighborhood. it feels like nyc in the late 1800s with all the shops open. whatever food you need, you can get and it is much cheaper than the supermercado. five apples, 1 euro, good price.
of course, my mime has improved but the italian is running along with it. you truly learn a language more when you practice it in a country that only speaks that language.
as of now, it is only functional italian. i did ask my art professor how to say something that expresses immense displeasure towards an object or person, essentially how to curse. i don't think she was ready for such a question, but it is absolutely necessary especially with the way italians drive. makes some drivers in new york look like 80 year old woman behind the wheel.
other than that, getting use to the european ciestra [sic] which is during the day around 1pm to 4pm where most shops and stores close to go home and have lunch and nap. that would be nice to have back in america.
that is all for now, again, hopefully pictures start popping up soon; i have to see if i can get all the ones some of the other people took when we went into the center of rome.
arrivederci, hugs n kisses,
cos
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