So I believe that last time I wrote I have just gotten back from
Southern Italy for Easter. Since then I have had 2 weekends. One I spent in
Torino. The other I went to Berlin!!! After coming back from Rome and Bari I
needed a break I was able to just focus on school for the past two weeks and
just have restful nights sleep and hang out with friends. Unfortunately the
weather has been pretty bad up until today. Just rain all the time but I still
went out on rain runs with friends and even had a taco night with about 15
people! Holding the tradition even in Italy! So after my week in Torino I went
off the Berlin for the weekend. My friend and I left last Thursday night and
got there around midnight and even at night I was in awe of how modern and
lively the city is. I was there for 3 full days and it allowed me to see the
city but also be able to sleep in a bit as well. My friend and I would go out
til midnight for dinner or so and hit up a bar for a beer. We saw the rebuilt
parliament building, the East Side Art Gallery (which is about a mile length on
the Berlin wall still up all painted), Check Point Charlie, the burnt down
parliament building that Hitler used, and the holocaust memorial. They also
have a huge park in the middle of the city and there was a festival on Sunday
so we enjoyed the surprise and also ended up playing soccer with 2 little boys
we met. It was 2 on 2 and you think that we could dominate being were about 10
years older but we got beat pretty badly (take not I was wearing a dress). But
now back to school for a couple days and have a few projects do these first few
days of the week then have a week off of school because of Italian holidays! I
don’t have any plans yet but I think I am going to train around Italy a little
and see some places close by!
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Phew
So it has been a while to say the least. Let's go back about two weeks.
I went to Nice and Monaco for the weekend with my two friends Matt and Maddie and it was an enjoyable and relaxing weekend. We were able to see both the towns and enjoy the local food and markets. And of course we hit up the beach! The fist day was a little overcast but after that it was beautiful and not a cloud in the sky. We all read quite a bit and basked in the sun; which has seen to benefit me a lot considering everyone keeps telling me I look black so I guess I will take that as a compliment.
In between class and traveling my friends and I took advantage of the weather. We hit up the park almost every day and got soccer balls, frisbees, footballs, and brought food so any free time equals a picnic in the park. I have also been trying to see the tourist sites in Torino as well. Being that there is only a month left of my program I don't have too much time here left to see everything!
Last week though I went to Rome and dominated the city by myself. I went for 3 days and saw the ruins, colosseum, vatican, and pretty much any historical point on the map. It was nice to travel by myself and see everything on my own time and pace and luckily I made friends at the hostel so when the night came I was able to go to dinner and go out with friends. I thought the city was beautiful and every corner seemed to have a new surprise the downside though it that it's very touristy which I don't exactly like, but I am a tourist so I can't complain too much.
After Rome I took a train to Bari which is on the South-Eastern side of Italy. My Italian roommate Veronika lives there so my roommates and I joined her family for Easter. She took us to local towns around the area such as Putignano, Fasano, and other small quaint towns that were famous for one thing or another. Easter was Church then eating and eating and eating. The lunch took about four hours where we had anti-pasta, then paste, a 30 minute break, then the meat and dessert. They also gave out chocolate eggs and the tradition is that you break it on a persons head so we got to partake in that as well! Overall it was a great Easter and cool to spend with an Italian family. Now I am back in Tornio for a week or so and it's nice to be back in my apartment and have time to eat healthier food, run, and sleep. Pretty much just work off all the food! haha
I went to Nice and Monaco for the weekend with my two friends Matt and Maddie and it was an enjoyable and relaxing weekend. We were able to see both the towns and enjoy the local food and markets. And of course we hit up the beach! The fist day was a little overcast but after that it was beautiful and not a cloud in the sky. We all read quite a bit and basked in the sun; which has seen to benefit me a lot considering everyone keeps telling me I look black so I guess I will take that as a compliment.
In between class and traveling my friends and I took advantage of the weather. We hit up the park almost every day and got soccer balls, frisbees, footballs, and brought food so any free time equals a picnic in the park. I have also been trying to see the tourist sites in Torino as well. Being that there is only a month left of my program I don't have too much time here left to see everything!
Last week though I went to Rome and dominated the city by myself. I went for 3 days and saw the ruins, colosseum, vatican, and pretty much any historical point on the map. It was nice to travel by myself and see everything on my own time and pace and luckily I made friends at the hostel so when the night came I was able to go to dinner and go out with friends. I thought the city was beautiful and every corner seemed to have a new surprise the downside though it that it's very touristy which I don't exactly like, but I am a tourist so I can't complain too much.
After Rome I took a train to Bari which is on the South-Eastern side of Italy. My Italian roommate Veronika lives there so my roommates and I joined her family for Easter. She took us to local towns around the area such as Putignano, Fasano, and other small quaint towns that were famous for one thing or another. Easter was Church then eating and eating and eating. The lunch took about four hours where we had anti-pasta, then paste, a 30 minute break, then the meat and dessert. They also gave out chocolate eggs and the tradition is that you break it on a persons head so we got to partake in that as well! Overall it was a great Easter and cool to spend with an Italian family. Now I am back in Tornio for a week or so and it's nice to be back in my apartment and have time to eat healthier food, run, and sleep. Pretty much just work off all the food! haha
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