Roma -Week 1

              This is the end of my first week in Italy and so far I have taken over 300 pictures (288 of them today in the agricuturismo of Todi and of Titignano). It is 9pm here and just 3pm back home in Philly but this week has been so amazing I don’t even know where to start. Classes begin Monday and I figure I’d better start talking now or forever hold my peace. So far I have seen the Vatican (which I live, at most, 15 minutes away from, the Spanish Steps (also very close),as well as the beautiful hill towns mentioned above both located in the Italian region of Umbria. I could tell you how the sky is more vast or the how you feel when you realize you are literally walking on history but instead all I am going to tell you is that through all my explanation and all the words I could come up with you would never understand unless you’ve seen it and felt it for yourself. Since I’ve been here I have only begun to learn about the Italian concept of Bella Figura. You’ll notice the moment you meet an Italian woman that they carry about themselves an air many American women have yet to discover. Its self-confidence and outward conscientiousness but not only that an etiquette of how one should be in public. I think there is something to learn there but that is another topic for another day. This is ONLY an update and summary.
              There are some things that are different (ie. euros the toilet flusher…the language!) but when it comes down to it Rome is still just a city with people and places to visit and get to know. Its all an experience to take in and with all the challenges I have found here so far I am more than excited to see what these four months really have in store. More than touring a city I am for the next few months a resident in Rome and I am excited to see where it is I will be by the time this is all over. So I’ll keep you updated and you tell me what’s new or old or different with you!