Day 8: Friday
Finally Friday! After class Kari and I wanted to go shopping, but first we decided to go home and eat (trying to save money yaaay!) and also drop off our class stuff. Well we did that, but we also ended up just siesta-ing for a couple hours too. Elli got ready and went off to Spain for the weekend, and I took a glorious nap until about 3:30pm, when I woke up to find that we had all made plans to go shopping/out to eat/to the Spanish Steps. And when I say all, I mean me, Kari, Breanne, Sarah, Kelley, Mike, Alex, Chris, Brian, Don, and Andrew. Around 4:30pm we set out, but by the time we got to the Spanish Steps, some people were hungry and wanted to eat, so we split up, since our group was too large anyway, and some people ate while Kari, Mike, Alex, and I went to the Villa Borghese to enjoy the view and the park. This time we found a bust of Machiavelli and took pictures with him, although his nose was missing. We are so PTCD, I hope Professor Petrie is proud.
Finally Friday! After class Kari and I wanted to go shopping, but first we decided to go home and eat (trying to save money yaaay!) and also drop off our class stuff. Well we did that, but we also ended up just siesta-ing for a couple hours too. Elli got ready and went off to Spain for the weekend, and I took a glorious nap until about 3:30pm, when I woke up to find that we had all made plans to go shopping/out to eat/to the Spanish Steps. And when I say all, I mean me, Kari, Breanne, Sarah, Kelley, Mike, Alex, Chris, Brian, Don, and Andrew. Around 4:30pm we set out, but by the time we got to the Spanish Steps, some people were hungry and wanted to eat, so we split up, since our group was too large anyway, and some people ate while Kari, Mike, Alex, and I went to the Villa Borghese to enjoy the view and the park. This time we found a bust of Machiavelli and took pictures with him, although his nose was missing. We are so PTCD, I hope Professor Petrie is proud.
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| Me and the Machiavelli Bust |
We sat at a bench by a fountain and talked for at least an hour, then decided to head home to eat (once again saving money!) On the way home we stopped at a store so Kari could buy the shirt she’s been dying to get since she saw it over a week ago. So basically the shopping endeavor was a fail. I want to buy shoes! So we went home, but I don’t have Elli anymore to make me dinner, so I scrambled up some eggs with cheese, and that was a good enough dinner for me. After dinner Kari and I decided we wanted to go out, and Mike and David joined us. We went over by the Accent center, back to the Irish Pub we ate lunch at yesterday (which seems so much longer ago than yesterday). The bar was crowded so we sat down at a table, which is more expensive, but oh well, it was nice. We hung out there for a while talking, and almost altogether forgetting we're in Rome because of the atmosphere. After we moved on to a place we passed on the way there that had flashing lights and was playing music. We sat down and listened to the music for a while, and some people started dancing, and we were just about to when the guard came in and told them all that no dancing was allowed, which makes no sense if there’s a dj! So we left and decided to just head home, since it was about 1:15am anyway. We went back to Mike’s and hung with the boys for a little bit, but they went to bed, and it is definitely time for me to go to sleep very soon. I am looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow beyond belief. And so passed my first week in Rome. I'm looking forward to seeing what the next two bring.
