Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Discovering Rome


             It’s been two days and I feel like I’ve walked the entire perimeter of Italy! We had an hour break after getting to our hotel from the airport and went straight to a little Pizzeria for a quick lunch. YUMMMY!  The interesting part was that they asked us how much of the specific pizza we wanted and they whipped out scissors to cut it. I don’t know if that is sanitary but oh well…when in rome?? After that we walked to Vatican City.  HOLY AMAZING! My favorite part of the day was walking among the alleys lined with little shops, cafes, and ristorantes AND of course the cute cobblestone roads. I also love looking at the different fashion here. My heart melted when I saw two old men with fedoras, button ups, blazers, white/khaki pants, and sperry looking shoes. Even better they were cruisin on bikes, with not a worry in the world. Another highlight of my day was being on set for a commercial. We randomly saw them filming a guy dressed up in a bear outfit, in the back of a white taxi. Random but cool! After almost hours of walking around in 95 degree weather with 60% humidity, we were ready to find our way back to the hotel, change out of our sweaty clothes, and eat dinner. By 9:30, my jet lag had the best of me and it was lights out.     
          Today there was lots to see too! We had breakfast and went on our first metro to the Museum of Roman Civilization. Those Romans really did rule the world at one point! Then, we took the metro to the Colosseum and split up for lunch. We went to a cute outdoor restaurant and an amazing gelato place. They even gave us samples of nutella gelato that they had just made...DANGEROUS. TOO GOOD! I had Blueberry and Mango...gelato will be the death of me. The rest of the day, we spent time at the Colosseum and the Forum. Still not ready for the nightlife but don't you worry, I will adapt to this time zone pronto! Well time for bed... Buona notte!

xoxo,

Rita 


























Monday, August 27, 2012

Arrivederci America!

It's finally here! I have been dreaming about studying abroad in Italy even before I started at BYU and the day has come! Waking up at 4 am was not the business but my parents and I did our best to get up pack my stuff and get on the freeway. LAX was kind of a nightmare as I predicted but other than that everything has gone pretty smoothly! Now I'm sitting here at the Newark airport waiting to board for my flight headed to Rome! I've never been to the East Coast and the views from the plane were awesome. I wish I could go outside and explore New York but I will save that for another day! Well we're starting to board so the next time I write I will be in Italy! I cannot explain how excited I am :D I'll try to do my best to share all my adventures often so follow my blog! Love you all and thank you so much for all those who supported me and helped make this trip possible. Especially my parents for all their help :) Ciao all you wonderful people!

xoxo,

    Rita


                   My cousin, Melly made me this cake for my last dinner with the family!

                                                      Hard to say bye to these puppy eyes


                                                                          Up in the sky