Do NOT eat Gelatto every few minutes. As tempting as it is, don't do it. The last four days have been filled with so much gelatto that honestly I think I may have gained the freshmen 15 within the course of the weekend..not really, but it feels like it.
Speaking of food I have to mention the MOST amazing place on earth that we went to last night. So we were hungry, as per usual, in Hotel Colorado. We didn't know where to go eat so we deicded to ask their 'pensione daddy.' He's a native of the area, knows the local places pretty well such as what to avoid and what to see. He pointed us towards this little more locally known restraunt. Our waitress was RIDICULOUS, super super funny. She asked one of the girls who ordered her steak 'not purple'.. if she wanted it SEMI-dead, or to still be mooing. I found this hilarious for some reason. However, the food in general was phenominal. We sat there for 2 hours just soaking in all the flavors. I got fettucini with porchinio mushrooms which I found out were in season. You could watch the food being made in the back over the fire, and see the chefs hard at work after they made the pasta and were satueeing the mushrooms fresh from somewhere nearby in Italy. OUTSTANDING!! It felt like my first real Italian meal.. enjoying it with a bunch of friends, and spending too much time doing nothing important. Man, I like Italian culture.
Our pensione so far so good... it feels like everytime I come back there is a new person working here. It's so bizarre to have people clean your room all the time, not that it's a problem it's just kind of strange when you are used to doing everything yourself and then you come back and your bed is ALREADY made for you! That's alright though, now we can spend more time travelling and eating rather than focusing on our room...
Today was the first day of all of my classes oficially. It started at 830 am and went until 630pm at night. I have a break in the morning but it still feels like an atrosiously long day, which it is. Classes should be interesting, they are just long and tedious as of now. From going from a 5 month summer to 4 classes... it's time to pick up the pace!
I am headed tomorrow to the cafe across the street to have a Cappucino with the locals before heading to class. It helps Italian get better, and quite honestly it's a wake up call better than any alarm or shower will ever do for you. It's like a fog horn running through your body, they know how to make coffee here.
Well, ciao! I will write more later, headed to Venice this weekend and then we'll see what other European adventures are in store!
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