Heading home from Milan

I got to visit Milan one last time. It worked out really well because my friend Dan who lives here is moving back to Brazil next week and I got to see him and go to his going away party. … (read more)

Posted on November 23, 2010 by kaitlyn - Leave a comment

Leaving Rome

I traveled for September, seeing new places (Cinque Terre, Pisa, Siena, San Gimignano, Volterra, Florence, Berlin, Munich, Neuschwanstein, and Milan). For October and November I have been a part-time student, part-time tourist, part-time resident in Rome. I could immediately feel … (read more)

Posted on November 22, 2010 by kaitlyn - Leave a comment

Scabies

I’ve had an itchy rash developing over the last two weeks. Fillipa and Daniele called it an allergy, but I was pretty paranoid it was something like bed bugs. Especially since Daniele already had an “allergy” and that seemed like … (read more)

Posted on November 13, 2010 by kaitlyn - Leave a comment
Halloween

Halloween

For Halloween Danielle and I went to Old Calcata with another couple, Gerlando and Valentina (I’m probably not spelling those right). Calcata has a pretty interesting history. “In the 1930s, the hill towns’s fortified historic center was condemned by the … (read more)

Posted on November 2, 2010 by kaitlyn - 33 Comments

First month in Rome

I have finished my first month in Rome. I didn’t write very much during this time. At first everything was really busy and hard, then life seemed sort of everyday and not worth writing about. My first week all I … (read more)

Posted on November 1, 2010 by kaitlyn - Leave a comment
Musei Vaticani

Musei Vaticani

Today I finally went to the Vatican Museum. When my mom, Aunt Linda, and I came to Rome four years ago we made our “Vatican” day Sunday. We did this to get our stuff blessed by the pope, not realizing … (read more)

Posted on October 28, 2010 by kaitlyn - Leave a comment

Places in Rome

This post is just for me to remember all my favorite places here in Rome. Vatican Area CastroniAmerican GroceriesFew different locations Panifico MoscaVia Candia, 16Pizza to go. Perfect to grab before waiting in Vatican line.Metro: Ottaviano Greater Vatican Area / … (read more)

Posted on October 25, 2010 by kaitlyn - Leave a comment

Kevin and Andrea Visit

Kevin and Andrea (friends from Northeastern) are taking a Mediterranean Cruise that stopped in Rome. So I got a visit from them yesterday. They got in at 10am and had to be back at 4:30, so it was just a … (read more)

Posted on October 22, 2010 by kaitlyn - Leave a comment

Visa Issues

Today I had to visit the police in Rome. As procedure, I gave my passport to Filippa to show them as soon as I moved in. At a hotel or hostel they send all the passport numbers everyday. At a … (read more)

Posted on October 8, 2010 by kaitlyn - Leave a comment

Out with Filippa

Last night Filippa took me out for gelato near the Pantheon. I mentioned before she knows everyone in the neighborhood. She took me to a bar / restaurant nearby just to introduce me to everyone who works there. She is … (read more)

Posted on October 6, 2010 by kaitlyn - Leave a comment