Good Food, Good People, Good Vibes

ITALIA <3

Last weekend, Kylee and I spent some time in Rome and the castle cities outside of Rome. Friday, we went to Trestevere for dinner. We went to a place that we tried to go to at the beginning of our time here, but the line was far too long (because dinners in Italy are SERIOUS business). Kylee and I waited for awhile to get into the restaurant: De Agosto. We waited by a couple that was extremely nice and the lady spoke Inglese. She told us about her time here  (more than 20 years) and we chatted about the accident that happened here with the college student falling off the bridge... sad topic. Finally, we got in!! Kylee and I split chicken and Amatriciana (the ROMAN pasta)!! All of it was perfetto. We ended up sitting next to a girl, that looked a little older than us, who was on a date with a man she had met the evening before. While she was chatting with him, and us, she told us she was here to visit her friend who is part of the Zoolander 2 festivities going on here in Rome. Later on, I heard them talking and she stated that "it was not Ben who took me around, it was Owen." My celeb instincts kicked in because in a city... everyone is famous to me. :) After dinner and house wine, we made our way back home. On the way home I asked Kylee if there were any actors in the movie with the names Ben or Owen (because I am pretty oblivious to the names of actors). She looked at me and said DUH and continues to explain. I then told her what I heard and she freaked out... a little. It was pretty funny. We run into famous people all the time, ayaaa.

Frascati

Saturday, we made our way around Via del Corso (shopping) and Piazza Venezia. While walking around we ran into many Liberation Day celebrations. Concerts and shows all over. We ended with a wonderful aperetivo at one of our favorite spots. That evening, we watched a movie on the Piramide. For awhile, it was in English... soon in Italian. It was fun while it lasted!

Sunday, we woke up and went to the castle towns. We spent our time in the town of Franscati (yes, they make the wine). The beautiful town overlooks the city and has wonderful shops and villas all over. We ate some really expensive prosciutto and drank some of the oldest Frascati made in the town from a little old lady. It was such a wonderful day!! :)

Villa

This week at school, I spent a lot of time observing and spending time with my 8th graders. I am not ready to leave them. I feel like I am just getting to know them! It is such a weird feeling in life when we meet so many great people, and then we may never see them again. It is the beauty of being abroad. You get the opportunity to impact people's lives forever, and vice versa. I spent a lot of time in K, 3rd, 6th, and resource. Resource helped me learn many different strategies I will take back with me to differentiate in my classroom! Most of my time though was spent in 5th (to prepare for my job) and 8th (because duh... I LOVE THEM!).

I am not going to say a countdown, because I don't want it to be over.

This weekend we will celebrate the Italian National Holiday!!! Buon fine settimana!!

Foggy, but view of the city!

My heart will be here forever. XO