This weekend has been crazy busy but super fun and eye opening. So we have been attending lectures and going on tours for the past couples days which has been super interesting and also happens to be breaking in my new converse and toning my calves. We have wandered what seems like the entire city and have gotten lost plenty of times to and from the school. We also went to the Mercato Centrale which is like a farmers market that takes place every day in a huge building the the downtown area. So much fresh food I was simply amazed. So now I'm going to list things because i feel like it :)
Things I wish we had in the USA that are everywhere here:
- door knockers as big as my face
- lantern holders on the buildings
- cobblestone
- open air markets / farmers markets that take place every day
- bikes (at least the huge quantity)
- teeny tiny cars
- nice guys in tea shops
- the legit specialty shops (a butcher where meat is literally hanging of the walls, or bread where they are actively baking in front of you, such a kick in the pants)
- talented musicians playing in the street (haven't seen one bad one, we even have an accordion guy who hangs out near our apartment)
- open windows everywhere
- gelato :)
- feeling like an idiot when i mess up in Italian
- smelly when you walk by a sewage vent in the street
- the pigeons are fearless! they fly directly at your face
- humidity :(
- jet lag... I am still so tired all the time
- kiwi gelato
- panini with mozzerella, spinach and tomato on foccacia
- pizza: one just cheese, one with ham
- lasagna: red and white (SACI welcome party)
- freshly made chai tea (the man makes the tea himself!)
- dried fruit (soooo good)
- Spaghetti with olive oil, basil, garlic, mozzerella, tomatos, onion (me and my roomies made this!)
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