right now i am sitting in a new and different computer room in a new and different hostel, the noises of the bar fill this little room im sitting in, im far too tired to partake in the party i hear, sad but true.
tmro morning kelsey, my new travel buddy and i will get on the train for the cinque terre were i highly doubt we will have much internet access, its a grouping of small towns along the curvey part of the italian cost, known for great wine, beautiful sights and cliff beaches, i can hardly wait! there was a girl in our room tonight that absoloutely sold us on it, she talked of how amazing it was and how we have to go and spend like 4 days there just sun bathing and hiking! hell im down! the loud bustling streets of rome have made me crave the quiet of small towns and the cool feel of the ocean. it has been nothing but loud, exciting and very dirty! i guess you take the good with the bad.
today i spent the better part of my morning and afternoon relaxing and walking though the ancient roman ruins next to the colosseum, it was amazing! i almost didnt care that it was like a hundred and fourty degrees and in a small dusty valley. just you wait untill i post these pictures! those of you who are thinking, oh dusty valley with rocks, that sounds lame... ILL SHOW YOU!
id imagine in a few days i will be able to post a few pictures on this sight using my computer in the studio, but it might be more than just a few days, im not positive yet. cross your fingers for that one, these pictures ROCK! not to be over using the capitals, but i am very proud of the pictures i have so far, they can not come close to the real thing, but im trying very hard!
what else can i talk about... i bought a grapefruit thinking it was an orange today, it was not. i also slaughtered the italian language more times than i can count, im sorry italy. i did not mean to, im just trying to not look like a tourist. which by the way is such an impossible feat... they know from like three miles away that im american. i blame the piercing, unwashed clothes and chacos covered in dirt. damn them!
ok i have a minute left, im off to bigger and better things! wish me luck!
write often! i will reply as soon as i can! your nots and stuff keep me going! i love you all!
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Roma
Right now i am sitting in a little computer room at a hostel outside of Rome, its a meeting place for people my age from all around the world! its amazing how many languages i hear on a regular basis. the odd thing is italian is not nearly as common as english. it seems that when i go into a restaurant or a store they seem almost eager to speak to me in english. thats probably just to get me to spend more money or something like that. but its making everything much easier.
i spent all of yesterday relaxing by the pool and just having a down day because for the last few days i have been HIKING all over Rome! I have covered the city many times and seen probably more than the normal tourist sees in just a few days. its been amazing but absolutely draining. im almost counting the days untill i will be able to have a constant place to stay and people to talk to that i know speak english. this last hostel i stayed at was very spread out in a camping cabin sort of a set up and its been difficult to meet too many people so it will be nice to return to the heart of Rome today.
my mind is all over the place and it would be impossible to write all the things that are swirling around in it right now. i have come to the conclusion that traveling alone may have not been the greatest idea for me, its so overwelming and i miss so many people! its hard to say if i would give up the sights of Italy for a cupcake baking session and tea party with hannah or a nice relaxing movie with geoff.. but the thought is somewhat tempting.
last night i had a dream that instead of going to florence today like i had originally planned, i flew home for a just a day, it was so odd, i had to explain to all the people that i saw that i had given up and come back because the fast life of italy was too much for me. when i woke up i decided that even if it was an option i would not go home!
today my plans for the day are to pack up my HUGE back and lugg it all the way into the center of Rome where i have a hostel booked and i will drop it all off and set out for the colosseum and the surrounding areas with all the ruins. i went at night the other day and it was absolutely gorgeous, one of my travel buddies, a art history student from vancouver washington suggested that i go and kinda follow around a tour group so i can get some information about the sights, without having to pay some rediculous fee.
after all of that im gonna try to meet up with a girl from the group i will be studying with in siena, and maybe gorging myself on more gelato! my favorite flavor thus far is a chocolate hazelnut nutella like gelato mixed with a little vanilla with chocolate chunks, im gonna come back from italy weighting about 30 pounds more!
lets see what else i can talk about, i meet a really wonderful girl from brisben australia, we actually met on the train from the airport and discovered that we were staying in the same hostel. we then spent almost every minute for 3 days together traveling about, it was such a perfect coincidence that she was traveling alone AND staying in the same place as me. ohhh i have to check out in just 20 minutes, i better go! but i miss everyone and i will post more later when i have more consistant access to the internet. wish me luck!
i spent all of yesterday relaxing by the pool and just having a down day because for the last few days i have been HIKING all over Rome! I have covered the city many times and seen probably more than the normal tourist sees in just a few days. its been amazing but absolutely draining. im almost counting the days untill i will be able to have a constant place to stay and people to talk to that i know speak english. this last hostel i stayed at was very spread out in a camping cabin sort of a set up and its been difficult to meet too many people so it will be nice to return to the heart of Rome today.
my mind is all over the place and it would be impossible to write all the things that are swirling around in it right now. i have come to the conclusion that traveling alone may have not been the greatest idea for me, its so overwelming and i miss so many people! its hard to say if i would give up the sights of Italy for a cupcake baking session and tea party with hannah or a nice relaxing movie with geoff.. but the thought is somewhat tempting.
last night i had a dream that instead of going to florence today like i had originally planned, i flew home for a just a day, it was so odd, i had to explain to all the people that i saw that i had given up and come back because the fast life of italy was too much for me. when i woke up i decided that even if it was an option i would not go home!
today my plans for the day are to pack up my HUGE back and lugg it all the way into the center of Rome where i have a hostel booked and i will drop it all off and set out for the colosseum and the surrounding areas with all the ruins. i went at night the other day and it was absolutely gorgeous, one of my travel buddies, a art history student from vancouver washington suggested that i go and kinda follow around a tour group so i can get some information about the sights, without having to pay some rediculous fee.
after all of that im gonna try to meet up with a girl from the group i will be studying with in siena, and maybe gorging myself on more gelato! my favorite flavor thus far is a chocolate hazelnut nutella like gelato mixed with a little vanilla with chocolate chunks, im gonna come back from italy weighting about 30 pounds more!
lets see what else i can talk about, i meet a really wonderful girl from brisben australia, we actually met on the train from the airport and discovered that we were staying in the same hostel. we then spent almost every minute for 3 days together traveling about, it was such a perfect coincidence that she was traveling alone AND staying in the same place as me. ohhh i have to check out in just 20 minutes, i better go! but i miss everyone and i will post more later when i have more consistant access to the internet. wish me luck!
Saturday, July 21, 2007
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