It was exactly my month "anniversary" yesterday. (sigh) abt 3 more months to go. Even with the slowness of time here, the weeks are going by so fast. So, I've realized I'm not very prompt in writing in my Travelblog. And it isn't so much that I'm ridicously busy or traveling everywhere. I remain in Rome for about an month. With only a few trips here and there to the Historical Center or walks in the Park, I feel I'm only just beginning. I'm quite overwhelmed alone with what's found here in Rome. The moment I start to take for granted [View Full Entry]

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This morning, after a frightening nightmare (don't ask), I was awake in my bed at 5am. Why did I not just go back to sleep? I think it's because of the luring and attractive Rome outside my windows. Calling me to see her or else guilt would consume me if I did not take advantage of her and its "beauty". There I was walking across the Tiber River towards the Vatican. I've read that you can go to Confession any time of the week/hour at the Vaticano. So hey, why not today? There were several "Confession booths" around on the side [View Full Entry]

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To call Italy home feels like a dream come true. I walk in the streets, wondering if I could ever live in a foreign country for more than a few months. I question my durability to do so; but for now, I'm enjoying the extrinsic views of Rome. For the past 2 weeks (or so), I've visited most general tourist spots mentioned in your typical travel book. From Piazza d'Spagna to the Villa Borghese, its almost the same cobblestone road filled with gelato and cappuccino alike. I thought it was impossible to absorb all that is Rome, and though I'm still [View Full Entry]

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