My fellow API friends and I have been here for almost a week now. When we first got here we stayed in a hotel for 2 nights. We toured the Colosseum, the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain, and the Piazza Navona complete with Bernini's four rivers fountain. (Angels and Demons, anyone?)
Tuesday we moved into our AMAZING apartments. Minus the beds and lack of heat, I can't really complain about living here. The setup is quite nice, my roommates are great, and we really are not that far from the heart of Rome. We live in an area of Rome called Trastevere. It's a more residential place rather than central Rome which has many english speaking tourist traps.
Two days ago we took a tour of St. Peters Basilica and Castel Sant'Angelo. I walked in the entrance door, took a right, and walked right to Michelangelo's Pieta. *sigh* It never ceases to amaze me.
That night I went to my first ever discoteca (a club). I was quite surprised to still have my hearing the next day considering how loud it was. It was one continuous stream of techno music (yes Steph, you would have loved it) with a famous Italian guest star DJ. If I had any doubts about the creepiness of the Italian men here, they were completely justified that night. I danced with one guy who after one dance told me he loved me. I said, "No, you don't," and walked away. Well Romeo followed me for the next half hour asking for my number. It was actually quite amusing. I found a second Italian though who I wouldn't define as creepy, just very forward. He was Scottish and Italian, so when he spoke English, he had a Scottish accent. As if the Italian accent didn't impress me enough. (I love accents.)
Anywho, yesterday me a few other girls walked around the Pantheon and Campo d'Fiori for a while and went shopping. Very fun. And finally, last night I slept for seven whole uninterrupted hours. I've been averaging 3-5 hours every night so last night was heaven! I also bought a new pillow today, so hopefully that helps my sleeping issue too.
Today I experienced my first Sunday flea market. Right next door to my apartment, there is a flea market that goes on for about a mile every Sunday. It has clothes, shoes, pots and pans, cd's, dvd's, electronics, fishing gear, antiques, handcrafted things, and I even saw pets for sale! I bought my fluffy new pillow, a belt, a dress, and a purse. I wasn't planning on buying the purse because it was 15 Euro and I only had 5. The guy said," OK fine, give me 12". I said, "If I had 12 Euro, I would give you 12." Then he told me to give him 10. Apparently he wasn't understanding me because I said again, "I only have 5!" Well I ended up getting it for 8 Euro (I borrowed 3 Euro from a friend). I was impressed at my haggling abilities when I didn't even mean to. I should try that more often. All in all, a pretty good day.
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