Rome is quickly becoming one of my favorite cities. It's combination of chaos and order sits well with me. Bits of remembrance from my childhood in Cairo often surprise me, and the noise of the city is something I almost always appreciate, while the relative orderliness of things keeps me from getting overwhelmed. Cars stop for you when you step into the street about 60% of the time, people are generally friendly, there's pizza on every corner, public transportation is cheap and easy enough to navigate. It's always funny for me to hear people's impressions of the traffic when, in contrast to Cairo, it's quite tame. The history everywhere and the quaint beauty of the architecture and the winding roads make every exploration an adventure.
Of course, one of the main attractions of Italy is the food, and rightly so. We try not to eat out much, but it is hard to resist. We have discovered a number of local dishes which we'd never heard of before but are delicious. I will try to learn the technique during our time here.
Rome's Carnavale is going on right now and we went to a really neat horse show the other night. It was free in one of the main piazzas of the city. Someone's dog got loose during the show and went crazy barking at the horses until it got a swift kick and ran whimpering away (don't worry, it survived). Romans rarely leash their dogs. Many children and adults were dressed up for the occasion and there were all sorts of skits and events going on.
I have managed to find a decent number of tutoring and babysitting jobs to keep me busy and feeling like a contributing member of society between my outings.
Rome is finally starting to warm up this week , but I'm on my way to Sweden to visit my very dear friend, Anna, and have some girl (plus baby) time!
Ciao!
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