Well, this week has been awesome at best! It is the last week in Roma, and even though none of us want to take finals at all, we ended up finding time to still have fun!
Monday I studied all day in the apartment. I went over all of my classes and got a lot accomplished - not that exciting of a day. Cuyler and I watched the Dark Knight before we went to bed. Spending time with your good friends is always an awesome time.
Tuesday was quite the exciting day in Rome. The parliament was taking a vote of confidence or no confidence in Italy's Prime Minister, Berlusconi. Berlusconi is a crooked man and is doing absolutely nothing to help Italy's economy, unemployment rate, or promote growth. We were warned by JCU and SAI to stay away from Via del Corso and Piazza Venizia (about a mile from campus) during the day because the government was expecting 50,000 people to show up to protest against Berlusconi.
Well, there were riots all through the city but mostly in Piazza del Popolo. People were beaten up, cars were set on fire, and the riot police were everywhere. Public transportation was shut down or routes were shortened to avoid the target areas. My friends, Kelly, Amy, and I had to walk to school to take our Italian 101 final because we couldn't take the tram. Berlusconi won the vote of confidence by three votes. May believe the votes were payed off. It was not a happy day in Roma at all. Cuyler and I went out to dinner with our roommate Peter because it was the last night all three of us were going to be together. We kind of were like the three amigos all semester, so it was sad to say goodbye. Peter was taking one last trip to London before he leaves for the USA. He is coming back Saturday afternoon, after Cuyler and I leave for home, so we weren't going to see him again. 1st goodbye down.
Wednesday I had my History of Modern Europe final at 9:00 AM. I was not able to function so early in the morning. That was a rough exam. After I finished that, I got back to the apartment and Cuyler and I went wandering around Rome for the afternoon to avoid studying for finals. We went to Piazza Navona to see some of the Christmas market and then wandered around on Via del Corso. We made a pit stop at Scholars to day drink a bit and hung out at the bar for a couple hours. Typical us. We got back to the apartment and I studied for History of the Catholic church with Kelly and Amy. We took a break so Cuyler and I could go have our final taco dinner with Casey, Bliss, Kristen, and Breonna. We had a blast and as usual, it was heaven for dinner. I finished studying with Kelly and Amy after dinner and then Cuyler and I watched Ladder 49 before going to bed.
Today, I had my History of the Catholic Church final at 12:00 noon today so Kristen, Breonna, Kelly, Amy, and I started studying in the university cafeteria at 10:00 AM. The exam wasn't too bad. Now, I just packed up most of my life into two very overweight suitcases and am getting ready to go out and party one last night in Roma!!!!
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