Two Full Weeks

This past Tuesday marked my being here in Rome for two weeks. Feels like much longer! I've already got a few favorites. Favorite wine: Montepulciano D'Abruzzo. Favorite Gelato: nutella and banana from Old Bridge gelato by the Vatican. Favorite restaurant: Osteria di Anima just outside Piazza Novona, and the best dish is Friochette (spelling?), which was a small pasta noodle stuffed with pears, and it is the best thing on earth. I'm starting to get the hang of using the buses and getting around the city and such, but all of the public transportation (buses, taxies, trains) keep going on strike because the government's all messed up, so it's been tough working around that. Dealing with it though! Another successful week of classes. Wednesday was Mass of the Holy Spirit in San Ignazio Jesuit church down by the Pantheon, so that was fun, followed by group dinners. I find it kind of funny how Jesus was all about hanging out with the poor people, and you see the Vatican and churches around here and they're clearly worth enough to feed lots of poor people. Just an interesting observation I guess. Two orders of business for next week: figure out where I'm going to volunteer, and start working to get Christmas on Campus in Rome! Nothing too big going on this weekend. Just exploring the city and hanging out. I think tonight we're watching Gladiator and hanging out (ought to be interesting to see after a few visits to the Colosseum!). A week from today I'll be in Amsterdam! Can't wait. So far, on the list is to take the Heineken tour, go to Ajax's stadium, and possibly Anne Frank's house? Who knows. Not too much else going on. Have a good weekend and week everyone, and I'll get back on if anything interesting happens! Arriverderci.