(Me at the UW Rome Center. I found it after much searching. Welcome to my new home!)
Day 1 in Roma! After flying for about 15 hours we finally landed in Rome and it was a beautiful sunny day, probably 65 degrees. A fantastic way to start my trip (plus I did enjoy finishing two books, a magazine, and three movies on the flight over). But now I'm completely exhausted. Almost 30 hours without sleep and I can hardly think straight! This time difference is absolutely crazy!We wandered from our hotel the Trilussa around Rome all the way up to where I'm going to be taking classes for the next 5 weeks at the UW Rome Center. It's off this beautiful piazza called the Campo Dei Fiori and all of the little sidestreets around it are filled with great shopping. :) I know I'm in trouble now! We managed to find a Vodaphone (the Italian version of Verizon) and I got my self a cheap Italian phone. Only problem is, all the directions are in Italian! I know just enough to at least get it set up, but I'm still hopelessly confused about parts of it. Hopefully, I'll figure that out soon. I'm so ridiculously excited to move in to my apartment tomorrow and start this new chapter of my life. It's going to be so different from my life back in Spokane and Seattle and I am ready to embrace it. Well I gotta go catch up on all my sleep now so I can be well rested for tomorrow's adventures. Buonanotte!
Welcome to ROME! I'm so excited to follow your journey! Get some rest and be safe. I can't wait to hear about the apartment. I'm crossing my fingers that it is clean with no Italian cockroaches! HA! Aunt Meaghan
ReplyDeleteMeg, those are Cockroachisi...
ReplyDeleteSend pics of the apartment Natty. Hope you got some sleep and are ready to embrace all that your new life has to offer. You're so courageous and full of a sense of adventure.
Buon Chance Bella!!
Hey Nat!
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to say congrats on your big adventure.
Take your time and look around you. Make images which will last a lifetime. These are some of the best days of your life. And be safe!!
Uncle Kevin
I LOVE this blog spot!! Great job (as usual)... so glad you're there safe and sound. You look beautiful!!!
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You will have a blast. Kristin studied at the UW Rome Center last summer and LOVED it. And she LOVED Rome! I hope you have a marvelous time and embrace and embed yourself in the culture!
ReplyDeleteSo glad your Mom shared this blog link, it will be fun to follow your adventures. And as your Uncle Kevin said "be safe"!!!
Cathy DeVleming
So excited for you Nat! Glad to see that the weather is so nice!
ReplyDeleteI love you Natty!! So fun. I have great memories of when I lived in London. Can't wait to hear about all yours - keep up the blogs!!
ReplyDeleteDear Nat,
ReplyDeleteI am a longtime friend of your grandparents and they gave me your blog address,hope you do not mind.I grew up in Roma until I was 21 when I came to the States. I have been here 60 years now but a piece of my heart is still in Italia. It will be such a pleasure to see Roma through your eyes and all your impressions about the city I remember so well but it is now so different from the Roma of war time. I hope you have a wonderful time and bring back lots of great memories.Tanti auguri e buon divertimento.
Fiorenza Duvoisin (gedfd@mac.com)
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ReplyDeleteHappy Easter Natalie! I finally figured out how to post on this, aren't you impressed! Glad to hear you are having such a great time and I love reading about all your adventures. Sending you lots of love and big hugs!! xo
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