Thanks everyone for posting comments....I am putting up slideshows but I cant get the pictures any bigger so I'm sorry about that. Sarah...I have not found a soccer player yet, but I am trying ;-) Dad, Mr. Bear is doing great. He loves it in italy!!! Mom, you would be so proud of me today!! We decided to cook tonight for the first time and when you get chicken here, they don't cut off the skin or fat or take out the bones, so I did all that WITHOUT GAGING!!! YAY ME! Bud, I hope bball is going good for you!! Jaimerz, thanks for the wonderful posts bella! Ariel, I am so glad that you are interested! Keep up with your Italian and we will have conversations when I get home. Heather, thanks for posting, tell everyone I say hi. Maybe I will email some pics so that you can see them better. Tell Mikey that Im working on the girl to bring home. We got the hot water working but you cant do dishes and shower within 2 hours of each other lol.
It has been hard to find things that we need because each store is like a boutique and they are all really small! Each store is specialized for a different thing and we spend hour just looking for stores. My school is about a 20 minute walk from the apartment, but it is a beautiful walk. Everyday has rained so far and all my pants are soaked. The style around here is flat boots, so I bought a pair so that my pants dont get wet up to my knees.
Yesterday we figured out the train and the subway....It didnt seem productive, but really it was.
Today we figured out the bussing system on our way to the Colosseum. The Colosseum was a very impressive sight. The building is HUGE!! It stopped raining for about 15 minutes when we walked in and we got some really cool pictures. I will be putting them up soon but the internet is not very good here. After the Colosseum, we went to Palatine Hill, which is where all the wealthy lived in ancient Rome. The ruins were much still intact and it was an amazing sight. On the bottom of the hill is where all the markets were and where the peasants lived. Because it was raining we got to see how many of their water systems worked. The area where the town used to be, was enormous. We walked around for about 3 hours just looking at the sights. *Fun Fact*-----The marble that the Vatican is made out of....Came from the Colosseum!!------
We are going into some smaller museums tomorrow and we are going to do a little shopping!!
Hey Chris-
ReplyDeleteThanks for the call tonight. I will be leaving tomorrow! I am really excited. Dad is still having a hard time with this website but I will help him with it tonight before I leave! Hope everything is great!!!
Sarah
Hi Christie P. Trying to make this site work for Dad. Call me with your cell phone number. We have a Skype account now. Love you Mom
ReplyDeleteI have written you four times and it failed to go through. I also learned that swearing, yelling and screaming doesn't help it go through either. So I am trying to see if I can make it work this time. You know me and computers. If you hear of my recent heart attack then you will know this one didn't work either. I am so excited to hear of all the things you are doing and seeing. I am so proud of you and what you had to do to get to take this awesome adventure. I want you to experience as much as you can (no Italian soccer players!!!) and to take advantage of this time of you life trip. I can't wait to hear all your stories and see more of your pictures. Mom said that your refund came from GVSU and what do you want us to do with it??? (bank, open a CD)?? It is fridget cool here and is snowing everyother day. This is a good old fashion winter. Let us know how school is going. We will be home at 12:30 PM, Michigan time, Sunday Jan 18. Web cam or skype or something at that time. I hope you are having more fun each day than the day before. I heard about your chicken cutting experience. Wonder what you have to do if you want some hamburger?? (do you have to buy a cow??) I love you. Keep you dream going and live it up?? Love DAD
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