Roma!

Today is my second full-day in Roma! Using this keyboard is an experience of its own! There are many foreign keys for symbols and accented letters and what not. I find strange accents coming out in my mind as I write this. I can hear people speaking Italian around me all day long, and it is beautiful. Everything is beautiful.

Living in a foreign country is definitely the best way to learn a language. I came here knowing zero Italian words. Now, when we walk into the hotel, we ask for our hotel room key, "Cento diechi, per favore." We also had a wonderful time ordering gelato in Italian, even though I am still not sure as to what the flavor was. Nevertheless, it was called "Albicacco." My guess is "apricot."

Anyways, the flight here was very, very long, especially after many delays in the airport, but somehow we made it on time. My flight to Philadelphia ended up being delayed by an hour which left not much time to catch my flight to Rome. A few other students on the same flight rushed with me to our gate, and we made it just in time to board, even though we then had to sit on the plane for an extra 45 minutes as they fixed something or the other. Alas, after nearly 10 hours of flying, I am in Rome, and it is real, and I am still in shock.

Our hotel is a beautiful, 4-star place. The room is very small, but the ceiling is high. Out of our enormous window is a quaint view of the street (I am finding myself describing most things as "quaint" and "beautiful").

We have had a lot of free time so far, but we have also done LOTS of sight-seeing. However, I am at a local Internet Point right now, and it cost me 2,6 Euro to be online for 15 minutes! I have one minute left because I went on Facebook first! Oops! I will definitely be on again soon for a further update!

Blessings.