Yesterday was our first day out on the town, which has caused me to sing Fun.'s song all day long. If you don't know it, you should look it up because it's a good one. We took a walk through the neighborhood, visited the grocery store, and learned how to use our money vouchers. The grocery store was definitely a new experience for us, though most found it more strange than I did. For those of you familiar with Chinatown in Philadelphia, it's very similar to the underground market. To access the grocery store, you need to walk through a shoe store, down steps, and through a baby clothes store then voila! Grocery store! I didn't take any pictures of it though so you'll have to use your imaginations! After an incredible dinner of pizza rolls, a group of us students stayed in the dining room learning common Italian phrases from Dr. Cole, a great way to end our second day in Rome.
This morning a small group and I took a walk to a local park, which was beautiful! It reminds me of Longwood Gardens, without the mass varieties of vegetation and tree houses... so basically the trees and buildings remind me of it. Throughout our meandering through the city we were instructed when crossing roads, if the crosswalk man is green, you walk. If he's yellow, hurry. And if he's red, stay where you are. Alexander coined the term "red man dead man" and boy is it true! Yielding to pedestrians isn't really a thing here. A large group of students is currently on its way to another park, but I wanted to blog a little, do some homework, and practice withdrawing money from an ATM. Tonight is a photo scavenger hunt and dinner out in the heart of Rome and I can't wait. So until next time, au revoir... I mean arrivederci!
This morning a small group and I took a walk to a local park, which was beautiful! It reminds me of Longwood Gardens, without the mass varieties of vegetation and tree houses... so basically the trees and buildings remind me of it. Throughout our meandering through the city we were instructed when crossing roads, if the crosswalk man is green, you walk. If he's yellow, hurry. And if he's red, stay where you are. Alexander coined the term "red man dead man" and boy is it true! Yielding to pedestrians isn't really a thing here. A large group of students is currently on its way to another park, but I wanted to blog a little, do some homework, and practice withdrawing money from an ATM. Tonight is a photo scavenger hunt and dinner out in the heart of Rome and I can't wait. So until next time, au revoir... I mean arrivederci!