First 2 Days of Classes

Ciao! I have gone through almost all of my classes as of today and I'm pretty excited about all of them! Yesterday morning I had Elementary Italian. My professor is really sweet. She actually taught Italian for 10 years in the U.S. at Buffalo State and C.W. Post! I think that I am going to catch on to the language pretty easily because there are so many similarities with Spanish, and because I am able to practice the vocabulary around the city everyday! When you learn a language in high school or anywhere in America, it is hard to become fluent because you are not put into an environment where everyone is speaking that language. I'm hoping I will return home with a strong grasp on Italian!
After my early Italian class, some of my roommates and I walked around the area in which our school is located. We got lunch at a Panini place and I got Prosciutto which was delicious:) We found a bookstore where we bought our Italian textbooks, as well as some notebooks. I was happy to find some notebooks for just 1.50 each. At 3:00 I had my film class, Fellini. The class seems like it will be interesting, but maybe just a tad boring because we watch movies and I always get tired around that time haha. But we are going to go on some trips around the city to see where some of the films were made which will be cool.
Last night I got pizza at a pizzeria on my street which was really good. It was kind of like a flat bread with olives and tomatoes baked into it. Later at night we took a walk to the gelatteria down the block and I got nutella flavored gelato :)

Today was another early day with my 9AM History of Architecture class. The class is different than anything I've ever studied before so I'm interested to see how I will like it. I am also just eager to learn about all of the architecture that I'm living amongst. Almost every one of our class sessions is an on-site class so I'm sure it will be a lot of fun!
After my morning class I came back to my apartment to do some grocery shopping. It's really annoying to grocery shop here because you can only get a few things at a time because you have to walk it a few blocks back to your apartment. I found some packages that have enough prosciutto and provolone cheese for about 2 sandwiches which is good. I also got some iced tea, soda, yogurt, and cereal.I figured I would get mostly breakfast foods because I'm often out during the day to get other meals.

At 3 I had my first Ancient Rome class. The professor is really nice and I'm excited for the class to start. I've always loved history but I've never been that interested in ancient history. However I think that being able to see everything as we learn about it will make the subject much more interesting. This class will also be taking a lot of trips around Rome which will be awesome.

Random tidbit: I love how almost all of my professors have commented on my Italian last name, pronounced it correctly, and asked me where my family is from. My Ancient Rome professor told me I should go to Naples and Sicily (where my great grandparents are from). I definitely want to go if I can.

After class I just came home, made pasta for dinner, and relaxed. I'm really excited for this weekend because we decided to just stay in Rome because Northern Italy is expected to get a lot of snow this weekend. I'm excited to explore more parts of the city and try new restaurants. Our advisor from our school suggested we try to go to appertivo. Appertivo is when you can pay about 8 euro for one drink, and all you can eat food. It usually takes place from 7-9pm. Sounds like a deal to me!!
Until next time, xoxo