I did get a chance to go take some pictures of the commemoration of the Berlin Wall here on the Spanish Steps. Here they are...
Today has been a pretty good day. I went for a run this morning and then ran some errands and had coffee with a friend. Now I am just sitting at home waiting for my mom to come and skype with me...hoping to catch the packer game in about an hour. (no luck...)
This week went by so quickly...they all seem to do that lately. Tuesday, I again went to the bar to find out when I worked, but again found my name not on the schedule. I spoke with the "new owner" and he went through this big spiel about why I wasn't on the schedule...because he didn't know me...because he forgot I worked here...he didn't know my work eithic...every excuse in the book. AND then the truth came out. He doesn't really want Americans working in the bar anymore, he's slowing weeding us all out of the schedule...but little does he know they are all going to quit. So take that one Guiseppe!!! He told me we want to be treated like Americans but get all the advantages of being Italian...whatever that means...So now I look for another job. No biggie...
Wednesday I went boot shopping...sounds fun but in reality it's not. I can't find any boots here that fit over my calves...There is definitely a difference between Italian calves and American calves. Guess I better start running...I did end up finding a pair at an outlet store. They were only 30E!!! A steal considering all of the cheap boots here cost around 40E. I know mom...I even find the bargains here :)
Thursday I got to go to a dinner with Guilio at the house of the American Ambassador here. I got to dress up in fancy clothes. It was fun but we were going on the vespa and I kind of forgot about that. Needless to say I had helmet hair when we got there. Guilio teaches in a program here for Americans called...insert brainfart here...so that is why were invited. Funny story...When we first arrived we dropped off our coats with a coat checker and then proceeded to go into another room because Giulio saw one of his colleagues. The only thing is we didn't see the line of people waiting to go in to this other room. When we came through the door there were about 5 important people waiting to shake our hands...We both passed thorough the line and then Giulio stopped in his tracks and turned around and asked me if we just skipped the line. I turned around and looked and saw that yes we did. Giulio then saw that the first person in line was the Ambassador of Italy...WHOOPS!!! The food was delicious...the garden amazing...and the house magnificent. I even got the opportunity to speak with an Italian woman here about how to make chocolate chip cookies better...3 times trying...all failures in their own way...she gave me some pointers so hopefully the fourth time will be a charm. :)
Friday I went to the doctor. This was a trip. I had to catch the train to La Dispoli. I was going to one of Giulio's friends. I arrived at the train station 10 minutes before the train was supposed to leave. I got my tickets but couldn't figure out which platform I needed to be on. I asked two people but they weren't sure...so I ran back to the ticket window and asked. She said, "Binario 2." So I went back up on to #2. The train was supposed to leave the station at 9:50...that came and went and so did about 4 trains on different tracks. I was starting to think I was on the wrong one, a train came and I got on. About 10 minutes into the ride I was asked for my ticket and reassured I was on the right train.
When I got to La Dispoli I met with Dr. Gentilli, got some good news and bad news, a prescription, and jumped back on the train for a half hour ride back to Rome. The train ride was really relaxing and it was only 5E. I might just do that more often. Although I had a group of drunk American tourists who thought I was an Italian girl. When I got on the train I asked if I the seat was open in Italian and they just motioned for me to sit. After while they started chatting about me and the other Italians on the train and how none of us speak English. I just thought it was quite funny.
Saturday was a pretty quiet day. We went to the opening of a new museum here in Rome. We just went to see the building. It was pretty amazing. I liked it a lot. The architecture is very contemporary which is very strange for Rome. Here's a link to an article:
http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=12789
That night Giulio's parents came over for dinner, and then Fabiana and I went to a graduation party for her cousin. We bonded on the way there and talked about boys and stuff. It was pretty fun. It was at the bar that her cousin's, Tiziana, friend owned. The bar itself was really neat. It looked like it was an old place where they stored water or something. It was circular and had built in booths in the walls. There was tons of food and drinks to go around and a delicious torta to top off the night. We got home around 2 and Fabiana and I were exhausted.
As I said before...this morning I got up and went for a run. It was great. Went for coffee etc...and then came home worked on some stuff and then we went to a birthday party for Daniele. He turned one today and is the baby that lives downstairs who cries all the time. After that we went to the Pizzeria for dinner...and then I came home to try and find the packer game...no luck...nothing would work. Better luck next time. At least they won!!! GO PACK!!!
Adios for now...
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