This week hasn't been too exciting, just getting into a routine here. On Monday, I had two classes, one of which was Globalization, and I really thought I was going to poke my eyes out, because this class was so horrible (although Wednesday was way better) because this teacher was just talking about nothing and bouncing from one subject to the next. I have no problem with class discussions, but seriously, they were pointless discussions. After class I went to lunch with my friends Joanna and Beth, then I met Miriam's friend Jill who she's told me all about, and now I know actually exists, and then Miriam and I went on an adventure to Esselunga, an Italian supermarket. 4 things: a) it's really far away, so walking home with our stuff sucked b)I have never ever seen so much cheese in a grocery store in my life, I was in heaven c) they have really gross seafood, like fresh octopus, just chilling in the refrigerated section d) you have to pay for shopping bags. That night, my friend Jess came over and we cooked dinner. I picked up some fresh homemade pasta and we cooked it with olive oil, tomatoes, basil, garlic, and parmesan. It was so fresh and delicious and because the pasta was so fresh, you really didn't need to put anything on it. Jess brought some foccacia from the Chocolate Festival and other little munchies and we had a great meal. After, we got dessert at the Chocolate Festival (we had chocolate covered nut brittle, SO GOOD) and I saw her apartment.
Tuesday during my break from class I wondered around the area near the Ponte Vecchio and saw beautiful brown boots, but unfortunately the store (or il negozzio) they were in was closed, so I have to go back. That night we had cooking class and we learned to make spinach ravioli in a butter and sage sauce, panna cotta, and an eggplant/tomato/mozzarella thing (which was heavenly, I can't wait to make it again). It was all molto buono!!!
Wednesday I was in class all day, and when I got home Miriam and I waited for our land lady to come fix our ceiling light which has not been working (we've been living with two little lamps, that don't give off much light). She finally got here with her brother to fix the light and YAY it worked (except it stopped working this morning, oh well). When her brother heard my name he said in Italian, "like Disney" and I was like YES! (that's the first time an Italian has picked up on this) and I said to him "Mi piace Little Mermaid" which means I like the Little Mermaid. Miriam and I then met our friends for dinner and went to the chocolate festival afterwards for dessert (are you seeing why this festival needs to end?) After dinner, I met Jess and her friends at our favorite bar, Kikuya and hung out for a while. Before we left, we got Kikuya cards, which are awesome, and eventually will let us get free drinks! Jess and her friends went out after that but I went home to get some sleep because I'm leaving for Interlaken today!!!! So, look forward to hearing about my Swiss adventures when I get back (which will include paragliding!!)