Yesterday, Monday, was a pretty easy day. I woke up and took it easy in the apartment for a while. After I had lunch in the apartment, I went to school to work on some homework. Mondays are pretty easy for me. I only have one class in the afternoon from 3:45-5:00 and it's History of Modern Europe. It's definitely a nice schedule to transition into a new week! I got a lot of homework done and then went to class.
After class was over, I Skyped with my buddy Eric Wagner from St. Norbert. It was nice to catch up and hear all of the on-goings from the De Pere home base!
Then, around 7:15 last night, I met my good friend, John Gibson - a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, for dinner. He has been living in Rome since July of 2009, so his Italian is molto bene! We met at Piazza del Santa Maria in Trastevere. It is a beautiful old piazza with a Church called Santa Maria in Trastevere. The neighborhood that I live in is called Trastevere, and Santa Maria is the oldest church in Rome. We went to a little restaurant that John knew of and we had a great dinner. We each ordered Bruschetta and then I ordered Spaghetti Carbonara. It was excellent along with the red wine we had! It was great to catch up and hang out, and we were at the restaurant for about two hours - not uncommon for us Italian locals! Haha! John had to get going to go and finish his practice homily that was due today, so we decided that we were going to get together a bunch more before I left. John will most likely be ordained in about 3 years or so.
After dinner, I went back to my apartment and got some gelato with Casey, Bliss, and their roommates. The gelato place by our apartments is so good. The gelato costs 1 Euro and the owner is so nice! His name is Salvadore and always tries to talk to us in Italian. He always smiles and says "Buonna Sera!" when we walk in. He is such a great guy, and has such good gelato!
After I got some gelato, I had a Skype date with my parents! We talked for about an hour and then it was time for bed! I love catching up with them twice a week when we Skype. It's nice to see them and stay in the loop about the activities back at home.
Today, Tuesday, was a regular day. I got up and had a cappuccino at a "Bar" down the street from my apartment on the way to school this morning. My first class was at noon today. Classes went well. I have a quiz in Italian on Thursday, and a presentation in my Ancient Rome and Its Monuments class tomorrow on the Basilica Aemilia in the Ancient Roman Forum. It should all go well, I'm not too worried! I better get back to doing some homework before I get to bed. Take care all! Miss you and love you all!
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