Snow in Roma!

Ciao! Yesterday it snowed in Rome..for the 4th time in a century! I honestly was not too pleased...prior to leaving the US I anticipated the weather in Italy to be much warmer...I didn't even bring my heavy winter coat! But I guess that Poughkeepsie weather can't escape me! It was actually kind of funny to see all of the Italians react to the snowfall. A man in the apartment across the street from us stood in his window for about an hour videotaping and photographing the snow! Because it rarely snows in Rome, we figured that the city might've practically shut down. So we just had a lazy day in our apartment, and got some homework done (Yes I am here to study too!! ;)) I also did laundry for the first time. We have no dryer in our apartment, so all of my laundry is on a drying rack, and is still wet today. I honestly think I might try to find a laundromat around here because how will I wash my sheets and towels if they won't dry for days??

Later last night I went to get some pizza for dinner, then we went out for the night. We were going to find an Irish Pub but got lost in the snow and were freezing, so we ended up at Scholars (The American Irish Pub). However, on our journey we managed to see several Roman monuments covered in snow such as the Colosseum, the Arch of Constantine, and the Wedding Cake! That was a lot of fun and we also met up with some other people from our school. However getting home was just as confusing as getting there, and after waiting outside in the snow for awhile, we finally found a cab to take us home (which only cost 8 euro for all of us!)

Today I might go to the Vatican to see it covered in snow which will be really pretty!

Oh and by the way I tried apertivo the other day which was awesome!! I've been working on planning some trips for spring break and stuff and hopefully I will go to: the Netherlands, Spain, London, Prague, and maybe Ireland and Budapest!

Until next time!! xoxoxo