Today was quite full and eventful. I left the apartment at 7:30am... Yes, while you were just thinking about bed, I was up and out the door. On my way to school, I stopped at my favorite bar for my morning caffe latte and chocolate deliciousness. (This is how Italians do breakfast... when in Rome... lol) No more dirty looks! They've begun to recognize me. :)
As I made it to my sculpture class, our professor, Roberto, was making a pot of espresso. What they hey? You can't beat FREE deliciousness! lol... What I didn't know was that he had also bought some new bag of espresso and insisted we had a cup of the fresh stuff. That makes 3 cups, and it wasn't even 9am. I was definitely ready to start my day.
I trashed all my previous sketches, and began to work with a different idea. Any thoughts? Obviously, I looked to my favorite Moulin Rouge for inspiration. I'm using my favorite quote. "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and be loved in return." What I thought would be a piece of cake turned into a long tedious process. I wanted to write out the quote in wire. Then, I would configure it with another object or symbol of sorts to create shadows with the light source. Hours later, I was only done half of the phrase. I had to nail a board to my work station. Then, I had to write out each word on the board. Next, I had to put nails along the words in the proper places to to then wrap the wire around it. If only I knew, this would be so much work! Still, I was determined to make it work.
After sculpture class, I had Italian with Christiano. Today, we learned how to use avere. Ho fame. I'm hungry... and boy was I! I didn't have a chance to grab a sandwich in between classes because I had to print my paper, and the computer lab was full.
Right after Italian, I darted downstairs for my design class. We were going on a field trip today instead of Thursday to foro italico. This used to be foro mussolini. Apparently, his exercise equipment included a pole... to which my teacher insisted he must of been practicing for his night job. lol She even mentioned potential lap dances. haha It was fantastico!
After design class, I RAN to the deli with a friend to get a sandwich. I've been hearing rumors of this deli, but have yet to go to it. I was told they have other cold cuts... OTHER than ham. Though the prosciutto and martidella are super yummy, I cannot eat any more! So finally, I made my way to this deli and ordered a TURKEY sandwich! It was magical! And since they know us Temple students pretty well, they even have condiments. Italians don't do condiments... :/ I was in heaven... a turkey sandwich with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, AND mustard. Bravissimo!
After the magical sandwich, I headed back to the caves of the studio and worked some more on my sculpture project. I was determined to at least finish the writing portion of it... and so, I did!
At 8pm, my sculpture class met again, but this time at Piazza del Popolo. We were on a hunt for supplies. Apparently, every night between 8-9pm, all the fancy stores... couture and all... get rid of their trash, specifically boxes and such that the clothes and other merchandise come in. And so, my fellow classmates and I became trash pickers. Yes, trash pickers... but, we were trash pickers in Roma, and that makes it THAT much classier. haha
By the time we got back to school it was 9pm. I had been at school for over 12 hours. If that's not insanity, I don't know what is. Alright, it may have happened before, but it was insanity then as well. I was originally planning on staying for the Italian movie series that was beginning tonight, but due to inclement weather... well, we'll use that as an excuse anyway... no one showed up but the professor. And so, not to get stranded by myself at 11pm, I left with the other girls at 9pm. :)
And now, it's time for some rest and relaxation. :)
Signing off,
Ciao Bella...
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