Ciao!
Hey there everyone =] I was for a long time against making a blog but then I came to the realization I don’t really want to tell the same story to people 100 times. So here I am now making a super awesome blog!! Well I suppose I can start with my ridiculously long trip here. I flew from Colorado to Georgia then to New York finally landing in Rome. By the time I got to New York I was ready to go home and call it all quits. I was just so tired and the idea of flying another 9 hours just seems horrifying. However I must say when I woke up about an hour left to go I knew this was going to be an amazing experience. I got to Rome and we had to drive 2 ½ hours to Perugia. Surprisingly when I arrived I was not extremely pleased. We were staying at a hotel the 1st night and it was at the very bottom of Perugia so the views were nothing special. Because of how awful the view was it kinda bummed me out but I meet some great people and things were looking good.
My 1st real day in Perugia is one I will never forget.. we got up and packed everything up and got into groups to meet our roommates and the people we are living with. All of them are awesome! We have 2 people living above us, 3 living below and my four roommates and I are in the middle. We drove up the hill and say just how amazing this place is. The views are seriously incredible and I as soon as I say just where I was living the next 4 months I new I chose the right place to be =] We got through to our apartment and my goodness it was scary. Every single street in Perugia where you think it’s just for walking on is in fact a street. Seriously the only place that cars cant go is on the stairs.. we after several sketchy ally ways we got to this amazing set of stairs which we live right on! In the video below you will be able to see the lay out of it all. But yes its awesome besides the fact that everything in our apartment is ridiculously old. So that is the biggest upset.. We had a huge problem yesterday with water leaking from the bathroom into our room. God it sucked and the water was leaking next to an electrical outlet so it was freaky. Luck for us they are fixing it right as I am writing, but we can’t shower for 2 days sooo that is a bummer. But the view makes up for all the old things. But yea besides the apartment the last 2 days I have just been exploring the city with my roommates and other friends.
This week is a intensive Italian week so we don’t have any classes this week just Italian classes. It a lot because we about 4 ½ hours each day of just straight Italian but I am learning so much. My teacher only talks in Italian so the 1st day was a bit intense for me, but I am working on it. O I forgot to mention that NO ONE speaks English here. Not entirely everyone but a huge chunk population here only speaks Italian. Because it’s such a small region and they don’t get a load of tourist like Rome or Florence so its not needed. So when I found that small little fact culture shock hit me hard. After a couple days you get use to it but the 1st were so hard to grasp that I was speaking this foreign language. So although I sound dumb at points saying things such as “prego!” after ordering a piece of pizza (which to let you know means your welcome) or trying to say water in Italy and they bring you out a Heineken. It’s a strange concept..
Well that’s I suppose all that has happened really. I have been going to the bars which is legal here and that has been a blast! I don’t really know any drinks to order so if you have any preferences or suggestions I would love to here about them =] I have been drinking 3 euro wine so far not that fantastic but its cheap which is always fun to have. I suppose the greatest moment in the bar was watching the broncos win against the Steelers at 2 in the morning. Sitting with all the Colorado kids and looking at Denver and watching the game was so much fun! I felt like I was back home =] But all around its been a great time and I cant wait to explore more and get more involved with the culture. This weekend were going on a trip to Tuscany so I will be sure to post next week and tell you all about it. I hope to keep in touch with you all very soon =] but for now I will talk to you later! Ciao!
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