Blogs from Viterbo, Lazio, Italy, Europe - page 2

Here are some photos from two weeks ago. this is me procrastinating ... read more

Buon Giorno While my wonderful Italian thanksgiving is the main focus of this entry, of course I must add in other events as well. Tuesday and Wednesday nights are students nights here in Viterbo. I think it is ridiculous that they chose Tuesday and Wednesday nights, I mean I still have to wake up at 8am the next morning. Anyway I finally sucked it up and went out on a Tuesday night. We went to Raverse with some of our Italian friends, the only place to dance here. People don’t usually go out until 12 so I thought it was silly that we got there at 10:30, but it was nice to just chill and talk and drink a little with our friends. When people finally started showing up we got up and danced. It was ... read more

Buona Sera tutti A lot has happened since Halloween; nothing too grand, like running from the police but it's the small things that matter anyway. First off, Katie and I have made some lovely friends recently. These are the girls who are our language partners, who came to our Halloween party, who we hung out with at the international day and who, last week invited us to a birthday dinner. On a side note, I totally embarrassed myself at the international day by bringing my homemade pumpkin pie and bags of leftover snacks from the Halloween party. The flyer did say "bring a homemade dish from your country"; it did not say, "Food will be catered". Anyway, yes most of it was catered and on fancy dishes, while I entered with a messy looking pumpkin ... read more

Ciao Tutti Come State? it's been a while. I am writing today A: because it is a rainy and wonderful day and B: to appreciate all of the nice Italians. Although many in this small town glare at me and judge me everyday, there are some who are wonderful and they deserve some appreciation. About a month ago i went shopping at one of the local stores. It is about 20 ft by 20 ft, its small and the man working there is a doll. On this particular day, I picked out everything I needed and put them into the mini basket and proceeded to check out. When I got to the counter, I realized I didn't bring my wallet, my friend was willing to cover for me but the man said "dopo, dopo" which means ... read more

Parte tre Ciao Tutti (hello all) I hope all is well. I just got back from Venice on Sunday night. It is a very beautiful city and I loved it! We arrived Friday afternoon and decided to drop our bags at our hostel that was not in the main part of Venice. We decided to just book the cheapest thing, and that’s what we got. The hostel was a camp ground with trailers and stationary tents. Katie and I shared a tent with two small cots. It was perfect the first night even with the rain, but the second night was cold. I enjoyed being in nature finally. I walked around the grass barefoot and could see a garden just past the gate, I longed to go in and pick fruit but it was locked. Anyway, ... read more