Residence Candia

... on a rented cot of a bed, amazed at what I had achieved and where I was in the world. I arrived the next morning at Residence Candia, our dorm. But not before I took a tram across the city, trying my best to fit in with an overstuffed hikers backpack ...

... Sant' Pietro (St. Peter's Square) and checked out St Peter's Basilica before rounding the Vatican and heading back for Residence Candia to take a break....... UPDATE: Well we went to the supermarket tonite to buy some stuff to cook. Wow that was ...

... station (metro) because its like a big mall...........still got an hour and a half after walking around there... Head back to Residence Candia, stop and get a kebab on the way for the train ride...........hang out until 5. Meet with everyone. Hop a ...

... . Once she got the Metro I shook her hand and said, "Ciao, a domani!" and crossed the street to my new residence here at Residence Candia. Then after all that, I did as the Romans do and took a siesta. (I think I've pretty much got that custom ...

... put much thought into it since it was so far away. So literally on my way back to the Rez (as we call our apartments in ¨Residence Candia¨) from the airport from Sardinia, I get a call asking me if I want to go to Scotland in 5 days. A new adventure ...

We made one last trip into Camucia village this morning to have breakfast at the local pasticceria. On our way there, we stopped into the local grocer, Marchi Marcello, to thank her for the wonderful food and to say goodbye. We then went back to Il ...

Oh crap, I totally forgot to mention this.... today I guess is a religious Roman holiday celebrating the Holy Trinity. Just experienced a complete mass of people walking through the streets, chanting, holding candles and bam- a great fireworks show. I ...

Have I mentioned already that Rome is the city of graffiti?! It's actually kind of surreal. All of these beautiful historical markers are covered with different tags- all except the walls of the Vatican. From what a professor told me, it was a sign ...

I'm noticing that the language isn't really a barrier. Italians like to talk with their hands alot, so I'm generally able to get the gist of what everyone is saying.  In fact, I'm getting pretty comfortable with the city. I'm able to ...

I want to go ahead and mention that I am not going to have as much internet time as I thought I would. This is technically day 3 posting about day 1, but hey, it'll happen when it happens. : ) Later that first day, we made our way to the apartments. They ...

So, here's to my first plane experience ever- a 10 hour flight from Atlanta to London. I honestly don't know what all the fuss is about. Quite honestly, there's not much to it other than the take off and the landing. Everything else, like the turbulance ...

Hi guys, Well we have only been in Rome really a day and a half, and it has been great!  Our hotel room is small, but serves its purposes.  It has a little kitchen in it, so we had dinner in our room last night, well out on our terrace.  ...

Friday March 7th,  Arrive in Amsterdam....confusing airport but kinda cool. People from all over the world are, well all over the airport. I hear about 16 different languages on my way to my connecting flight terminal. ...