Less Than Two Weeks!

So yesterday marked the two week mark for my trip to Rome, La Cita Eterna! While most of my shopping (although not yet packing...) is done, I didn't know anything about my housing assignment until today, when I received an e-mail that I will be living in a two double bedroom apartment (with a bathroom, kitchen, and living room) with two other American students, as well as an ISC, or Italian Student Companion. The two other American girls are from New York (she goes to Indiana University Bloomington) and Illinois (she attends Hope College). In this day and age of Facebook, I've already been in contact with both of them, and they seem nice, and really excited to go to Rome. I know that at least one of them has been to Rome once already, and we're invited to embark on this adventure!

I ended up being placed in an apartment a bit farther from where my classes are than I was hoping, but it's still a little less than a 6km walk, which will be refreshing and keep me in shape while I'm abroad! For safety reasons, I'm not posting my exact address on the internet, but I'm about a 20 minutes walk from the Colosseum, and from checking it out on Google Maps, it looks like I'm right near a park as well, so it's sure to be an interesting experience! I'm also just not very used to being in a city--while it kind of looks far away from other things, when you zoom out the map, you can see that it's still right in the heart of Rome! Two of my friends from Wheaton live about a 30 minute walk from me, and I'm sure I'll figure out the transportation situation once I get there.

So that's basically the update for my first post! I have the Wheaton Track & Field Invitational here on Saturday, then I move back home on Sunday/Monday, and leave for Rome the next Monday! I can't wait, and am full of nerves and excitement! Ciao for now!

Christina