Thursday, January 05, 2006

Roma Roma Roma















Things that are amazing:

1. I am in Roma
2. I know three Italian phrases that have been getting me through; per favore, grazie, and scusi.
3. We have a balcony.
4. I've seen things that I have read about in books, like the Trevi fountain.
5. Italian coffee is actually good.
6. Italian boys whistle sometimes, but sometimes they hiss.
7. I like cheese.
8. I saw sunset from the top of the Spanish Steps.
9. All of the buildings here are cream and peach and brown and gold.
10. Everything is old and has history.
11. We bought orange tulips in the Campo.
12. I live on top of an ancient theatre.
13. I almost got through a whole glass of wine.
14. Euros are pretty.
15. Italians speak as though they were singing.
16. The rooftops here have gardens that look like I want to be in them.
17. I don't miss grease or preservatives at all ever.
18. I could live here I bet.
19. I can almost say buon giorno correctly.
20. Some ceilings are so beautiful you have to stop walking for a while.
21. We walk forever.
22. It's not raining yet.
23. The market is exciting, and we bought groceries today.
24. I am good at walking on cobblestones now.
25. Street vendors are nifty.
26. Hostels are nifty.
27. Digital cameras are nifty.
28. I have the internet sometimes.
29. I know that I can not run out of things to see, people to watch, food to eat, or places to explore here.
30. I miss home, but not too much.

3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

1. gresham is silly without a julia.
2. im sad that im not in rome.
3. im happy that you are in rome.
4. i think that ill write you an email. and tell you all of the regular things that have happened here.

3:23 AM, January 06, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I put my Roma Roma Roma comment on the other section, so check it out there. It sounds so amazing there! Ciao Bella.

11:23 AM, January 06, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Mama mia, I love your descriptions. Write some more!

11:03 AM, January 07, 2006  

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