Day 11

Very quiet Sunday. We all slept in and caught up on sleep. Went to a nearby cafe and sat reading the newspaper on my iPad while having a cappachino and a beer. Really interesting the drinking habits of people in Rome. Here I am, finally 21 and not once have I been asked for my ID. Actually no one I know has been asked to see ID since I've been here. Probably because the drinking age is 16. Boy will those under 21 be in for a culture shock when they get back to the US. People, even teens seem to drink a lot more responsibly here than Americans do back home. The Italiand start drinking when Im just getting up, but don't seem to "chug" or drink excess amounts of alcohol in a short period of time. Actually, the only person I have seen passed out was an American girl apparently on vacation and was laying in the street~~how embarrassing. Your a disgrace to us all.

I'm starting to figure out how to cross the streets, and will never look at traffic the same in the US. Drivers here can sense fear, you just have to look determined and they will(hopefully) stop. Been testing my theory out on cars that are smaller then most couches just in case I'm wrong. So far so good, only been hit by a van's mirror that was driving down the alleyway. Definetly no speeding/traffic tickets here. My kind of place. Heck, you don't even have to stop at stoplights if your are driving a moped/motorcycle and can move around people that are crossing the sidewalk. With all the motorcycles here, almost makes me want one when I get home(just kidding mom). But while people do drive crazy here, they seem to pay much more attention to the road than Americans. Have yet to see a real crash while I'm here.

Looking at a few trips for the weekends ahead, ranging from the Netherlands to Maranello, Italy(where Ferraris are built). Will figure that out soon enough. So to save money been cooking in, made tortelinni tonight for the first time. Delicious. Not much really went on today, but Italy's soccer team won something big. Soccer is of course the worlds largest sport, and Europe loves it. Heard fans celebrating all night, and even into the late morning. I tend to stay away from soccer mobs...

Sorry if a boring blog today, but promise tomorrow's is going to be packed with action and pictures! I can promise that. Thank you all for reading and be sure to tune in tomorrow!