Amore a Prima Vista: Il Dulce Vita

Ciao from Rome!!

I have had quite a few adventures since I last updated. I've been very busy now that classes have started. I am really glad that I decided to take Italian 101, it's really helping me get around Rome! Now I can say "Ciao, come stai? Di dove se........?" and understand the answer.

My roommates and I have been trying to not eat just pizza and gelatto all the time, so we have made it a goal to homecook as many meals as possible. Its been working! We have made salmon, chicken, pork and even tried baking artichokes. Last Saturday we went to the farmers market in Campo Di Fiere and bought fresh fruits and veggies for the week. I also tried fresh squeezed pomegranate juice, it was delicious! I love all of this fresh food!

I finally joined the gym here, which was surprisingly a long and awkward process. I had to pay 20 euros to have a doctor check my heart beat by slopping this blue goo all over me and hooking me up to a machine. Then to check into the gym we have to check into with two different desks and trade in our ID for a gym pass. It is worth it though because the gym has a Salsa dancing class! I made a work out schedule for myself, and I plan to stick with it. It's the only way to continue eating that gelatto!

Speaking of Gelatto, I have had some very tasty combinations here. My favorite so far has been Ameretto and Cafe at this place called Blue Ice. My favorite gelatto shop though is called Gelatti's by the Spanish Steps. There I had strawberry champagne flavor, which was delicious!

Highlights of these past few weeks:

This is the gelatto we had at Gelatti's. It was so good! I really could eat this everyday. Yesterday I found 5 Gelatto spoons in my pocket, I think I might have an addiction problem.

These are my lovely roommates; (from the left) Laura, Linda and Becca. Couldn't ask for better! We are having a ton of fun together!

The wonderful dinner Laura cooked for all of us. On the menu was; pork, salad, broccoli and wine. Yum!!

This is the best Tiramisu in Trastevere! It is literally heaven in your mouth.

This is a pomegranate juicer at the farmers market. He would juice the pomegranates right there and hand it to us freshly squeezed. It was soooooo good.

This is part of Campo Di Fiere At night it is the hot spot to go for dinner and drinks, but in the daytime it is quite a lovely Farmer's Market.

The Freshly squeezed Pomegranate juice!

Strolling down the streets of Trastevere with our groceries from the farmer's market.

This is a smaller version of the Colosseum near the center of Rome. We went through the archie site to get to this bakery that has the best chocolate chip cookies.