Ciao amici! (Hello friends!) Ho un grande esame domani e non voglio studiare! (I have a big test tomorrow and I don't want to study) Mi piace imparare italiano ma non mi piacciano esami. (I like to learn Italian but I don't like tests). Dopo settimana vada a Parigi e Madrid. Sono eccitata! (next week I am going to Paris and Madrid. I am excited!). Parto per Parigi il sabato mattino a le 6. (I leave for Paris Saturday morning at 6am). Come state? (How are you) S...

Currently my apartment does not have internet or a phone line, but we are suppose to be getting them soon. I realized how important the internet is for the daily life of us Americans! My roommates are having a harder time with it and getting more annoyed by the internet situation, but we have an internet place right next door and at school so I don't mind. Oh yea, so my 6th roommate came and she's nice. Her name is Kori and goes to UC Riverside. She has a frie...

Today (Saturday) we didn't have to go another school meeting so we decided to go explore the city so more. We left the apartment around 12:30 andwent to a farmer's market type thing right by out apartment which had lots of cheeses, fruits, vegetables, meat, and some clothes. Then we had lunch at a Chinese restaurant!! The restaurant itself was really nice. However, the plates of food were sooooooooo small. I'm use to ordering a plate of food and it being big enou...

It's amazing how I am now able to get around without getting too lost. Our neighborhood is sooo incredible cute and I just love it to death. It is about a 15-20 minute walk from the Tiber River. And once you cross the river you're in the center of the city. So I like that Trustier (the neighborhood) is still party of the city and is busy but it is a little bit less hectic than the center of Rome. We cross the river everyday to get to the study center and to explo...

So far I LOVE Rome. Rome is amazing and it still doesn't feel real that I'm in Europe. But at the same time it feels like I've been here for like a month but it's only been 3 nights. It already feels comfortable and like home. This definitely has a lot to do with my great roommates. My roommates are amazing. They are the best girls. We are really really really close already. We have been together for the last few days straight. I am rooming with Jade (from Davi...