Simplicity

Last night Pepperoni came over and then we all headed out to Trastevere to hang out with other IES students. Nothing out of the usual except at one bar it was 1 euro shot night! Some people took advantage of that for certain (when in Rome?). I had a great night because besides seeing all my IES friends and roommates I got to see one of my friends from back at school!! A Cornellian whom I met last fall is studying architecture in Rome this semester and lives not too far from Trastevere so he came out with us! yay!! Then I came home and skyped until I was sleepy enough for bed.

Roommates and MY NEW DRESS!! :)

Today was pretty calm day and that was nice.

I woke up and had some breakfast while studying for my two qiuzzes. Julie kindly let me borrow a skirt today because after a week I'm starting to get sick of the same 4 options for warm weather pants/skirts. Even if we individually tried to pack lightly, all together we can make some killer outfits. After a quick bite at home for lunch I was off to school! I took my first quiz and it confirmed that 202 was way too easy for me. After that quiz though our teacher kindly took us to get gelato! Lavender White Peach was my favorite flavor of the day, but tirimisu was pretty good too. Then back to the center for my second quiz. This time the exam was primarily about a movie I haven't seen since I wasn't in the class earlier this week, but despite that fact I think I did pretty well! I know I can conjugate in the three tenses she was asking for and the reading passage went well. For homework I need to take a walk around the IES neighborhood (which is also my neighborhood) and write about  certain spots, so that won't be so tough this weekend.

A little pricey but close to the center and fabulous

Coming out of the center to go home I ran into three chipper roommates off to buy books! I went along to get my Italian books and we took the zig-zaggy route there and back. A couple hours later we managed to get back to the apartment in one piece aaaand  I accidentally feel asleep! What a great 45 min nap. Woke up and just made some cous-cous with parsley, tomato, mozz, and a little vinegar. A simple delicious fresh meal.

Tonight we're going to see the boys apartment for the first time, wooo! But I'm going to keep it a quiet night. Tomorrow morning Pepperoni and I and whoever we can convince are going back to the Ostia beach with some snacks and sunscreen and enjoy the warm weather and cool water! Going to have an early start in hopes that we can wear ourselves out before the heat of the day.