Hotel Europa Latina

Hi everyone,
We made it! I had vertigo from being on so many planes and landing and taking off, but the best thing was then I got to experience Rome. Just a short time so don't freak out everyone, but when we were at the Termini, aka train stain, in rome looking for bus N. 741 which was really N. 714 and trying to ask anyone who knew english. Then encountering the big mean bus driver ...

Day 1: San Francisco to Frankfurt.

Sitting in seat 33D I got a good look at why we shouldn't envy tall people. The German gentleman sitting on the aisle seat next to me had very little leg room when we sat down. Once the plane leveled off and we finished our TV dinners, the gentleman in front of him decided it was nap time and reclined his seat. That eliminated what little leg room my neighbor had secured.

The situation nearly ended up in a ...

... wanting a good old hamburger, the hilarious situation of trying to order a dinner in Italian, etc.)
To conclude, (since I have four minutes until my Western Civilization class starts) everyday is absolutely packed with experiences and adventures, whether I stay on campus or venture into Rome. I'll try my best to keep updating the blog!

Miss you all! And never take America for granted...it's awesome. :)

... bread, the Our Father, yes we passed the peace, communion and closing. The church was so welcoming and such gorgeous paintings on the walls and ceilings.

And the mass finished in time for dinner, some delicious sprial pasta dish, rabbit (yes it tasted like chicken) and mushrooms, and then cantelope. And then the students are (or should be)studying for an exam and preparing a photo presentation. I am off to bed. Buon noche!

Day 1
Well, I finally made it to Rome safe and sound….and I am so glad that I got to visit! I
had a full day even though I was completely and totally knackered…I
visited the Coliseum, the Imperial Fora, Palatine Hill, the Arch of St.
Constantine, the Roman Forum, and the Tomb of the unknown Soldier, and
the church of St. Maria Maggiora…Rome is absolutely beautiful…and how
can ruins be so lovely?
It was really awe ...

... and took the fire-escape up to have a look at the first floor. With my poor italian skills I could make out that for some water damage years ago, they have had to close down the hotel that was about to be operating in it, before the building was even finished, so access to all the rooms was open and I found myself walking in the corridors and rooms this ghostly grey and dark building. It was all nice and posh and really dusty and some of the luxury paraphanelia ...

... ton of soccer with Ruggero, and one time a couple of days ago I kicked it with surprising force and hit him square on the forehead, sent him flying into the air! Miraculously he was fine, thank God, with only a scratch on his elbow, and it's only because he wasn't hurt that I now laugh every time I think about it. I'm not supposed to play soccer! Non sono sportiva! Have to go now, to brave the summer warmth and buy some fish and fruit from the market before it gets too hot. Love, love.

well the day has arrived and we are so excited well me anyway. Of course the usual trouble of packing we dont seem to have much but the weight is right up there but no more culling for us it is 3 months after all. So bye for now Diane and Ray are on there way whoo hoo

... train rides- we were on one where it was sets of 6 seats in cabins. We were confused about what our ticket said (since it was in italian and our Mexican buddies had no idea what the ticket meant) and it turned out that some others were sitting in our seats. When explaining to them what the ticket meant (once we had found out), we found out they were Americans on exchange in another town in the Netherlands doing the same thing we are! That was kind of a cool ...

... Many of us were disillusioned from the long queues in Florence so we planned to leave early. However, Katie promised us the group would leave at 8am and most felt this was sufficiently early enough and cancelled their earlier plans. I wasn't so sure. I felt that the group wasn't organised enough to have breakfast at 7.30am and be ready by 8am but no one else agreed and I didn't want to go in by myself. Sure enough 8.00am, 8.10am passed and finally ...