Roma,Roma.Roma

ON the 26th Caro ( Chile ) , Maria (Mexico ), Laura (France) and I got together and cooked a meal out of the food me and caro had at home ( since every place..was closed.. all the restaurant.. all the groceries stores.. there was no buses.. no trains.. no subways.. nothing..) and we played cards and talked all night.. it as fun! The next day..Caro, Maria and I woke up really early around 6 30 and…( after having gone to bed at 3 am.. ) and walked a few kilometers to the train station to go to Roma! We arrived at the train station at 7:24 and the guy selling tickets told us that we had just missed the strained .. it had apparently just left at 7:23 am… we couldn’t believe it…Devastated…We tried to call the bus company to see at what time they had a bus that was going to Roma.. but we couldn’t get through…so we decided to stick it out ant take the train to Rome that was leaving at 11:16 am. Exhausted we found a waiting room where we slept for a few hours.. We finally arrived at the Rome terminal at 2:45 pm.
Being the smart travelers that we are.. we asked around confident that we would find our way to the Coloseo. One Italian girl that worked at a small restaurant gave us a map and told us that we absolutely had to take the Subway , a bus, then a taxi and a horse to arrived there… it was unquestionably a distance that we mustn’t walk.. Maria who had been there stared at her like she was a complete idiot .. or that she was extremely lazy…(side note..Most Italian.. if you ask them for direction.. They tell you to take public transportation…just the other week.. an Italian asked me when the bus was coming to, that went to a theater which was a block away…. I told him it was just around the corner and that he’d arrived there before the bus even came by..and he gave me this look like I was crazy to suggest that he walked some where that was less than a half a kilometer away..) We followed the map ,we now had in hand.. and walked only a few blocks..before we could see the top of the Coloseo..






From the Coloseo we did the entire historical center of Rome and ended our day by visiting the church of the Vatican! I made a video for you guys… but I must warn you.. Im speaking in Italian-Spanish.. and its filmed upside-down depending.. on how I held the cam..

It was a lot of fun!!! Quite an adventure… The train back to Perugia was no exception..We had no idea what the schedule was going to be like due to the holidays.. and the fact that we went on a Sunday.. We ended up almost missing the last train… And there was also the fact that the last train on Sundays its a special train.. lol.. meaning.. we had to do a detour to Follino (which is further than Perugia.. ) to take a bus that would drop us of at the train station of Perugia.. And from there we had to take a city bus back to our neighborhood.. because honestly after walking all day there was no way we were going to back back from the station to our house at 12:45 in the morning… me and Caro got home around 1:15 am..It was quite a day !@
Pictures are in my photobucket under Italia < Roma

Exams & NATALE !

Ciao tutti!!
Adeso ho finito mi examenes , ( I’ve finished my exams..)
Out of the classes I took last semester, I only had to do exams for two of them.. a written exam that included grammar , oral comprehension, reading comprehension, and a written part.. I scored 25/30 (83% ) :) and I had to do an Oral exam a few days later which included a brieft presentation on a cultural aspect of Italy , and an interview ( which basicly ment my teachers could aske me any question.. in and tense.. and I had to answer on the spot.. in the proper tense.. using the proper grammar …) I scored 27/30 ( 90%) Thus.. I had a final average of 87 % … which is decent.. because its more than I needed to keep my GPA more of less the same back in the states… Accordingly I shall be doing C1 (which is the next level up ) next semester!

Per Natale...
I passed christmas eve with a few friends .. and some new people who didn’t want to celebrate Christmas alone… In total we were 6. We cooked a turkey and a mix of vegetables with sauce
..and for desert we had pandore ( which is a typical Italian treat for the holidays ) and of course vino, vino, vino..




I celebrated Christmas day which the same bunch of people, and one other friend of mine.. We did a type of potluck for “lunch” I made “Pâté chinois”
and “bonbon aux patate” and others prepared green salad and then a salad of mozzarella , tomatoes and basil, chocolate cake, chips, crepes ,pasta,and padore.. it was a nice little gathering.. Although I must be honest and say.. It didn’t feel much like Christmas.. None of the houses where we we’re , were decorated.. There was no Christmas caroling, and no one really mention that it was Christmas … it felt more like a gathering.. but nevertheless it was enjoyable.. it definitely beats spending Christmas all alone..

Pictures in my photobucket under italia < Natale

how were ya’ll Christmases???? Leave me a comment telling me how it went down..

Diciembre

So I I know I haven’t been blogging regulary , I apologies, I hope you guys are still checking the blog, and will continue reading it!

My 1st Italian semester is ending-
This is a picture of my B2 class (Advance Intermediate level )
(( More pictures can be found in my photo bucket under Italy>my university )) lovely people! Most of them are leaving Perugia within the next few days.. so that’s a bit sad , but We’ve all traded contact information! I can now happily announce that I know people in Japan, China, Australian, England, Sweden, Poland, Mexico, Chile, Amsterdam, and Germany! Thus now I shall have a place to stay when I visit all these places! How exciting is that!
Exams are almost over, I have one left on Monday, which is an Oral exam, meaning I have to be interrogated in front of three professors, and I will be graded on my Italian but all thereof them… should be fun.. lol my exam is scheduled for 9:45 am Wish me luck, send me some love..! thanks !
Then once I pass Monday’s exam I done !!!! and I’ll be on Vacation until the 7th of January.

The holidays are coming- My roommate and I are trying to figure out where we want to spend Christmas, new years, and the time in between…. ( she’s going back to Chile Jan 2nd ) We were thinking about maybe visiting Bologna , Trevi , Siena , Pisa ( we still haven’t gone there… ) then, spending New year’s either in Rome, Florence, or Perugia … Our Christmas plan’s aren’t written in stone yet either.. we just know.. that a few other friends will be joining us to celebrate it ! ( you guys should comment bellow and let me know , where you think I should spend my holidays ! )

Oh and one other thing ! Today it snowed in Perugia for the first time this year ! More Pictures can be found in my photobucket under Italia>Bianca Perugia it’s gorgeous outside, its still snowing… and my roommate is sooo excited because this is the 2nd time in her life that she sees snow! Lol and im smiling from ear to ear because im reminded of all the times I’ve played in the snow throughout my life ! I miss you all dearest family & friends !
Hope all is well !

just a quick hello..

Hi readers.. sorry I haven't been blogging... I'm in my exam period... I'll blog after exams... here's the beginning of my Christmas decorations (in the mean time) I hope all is well with ya'll ! Lots of Holiday cheers !
smile, and the world will smile back at you!

(I DID NOT TAKE THIS PICTURE.. i found it.. and it made me smile ! )