Trastevere

This morning the group of us left for Trastevre, just across a bridge from where we are located in Rome. As soon as we arrived I felt peace sweep across me. Trastevre is a lot calmer than what the bustle of Rome provides. It is located across the Tiber (it’s name literally means ‘beyond the Tiber’). Kait and I stayed after our walk and got lunch at this little pizza place where the woman working spoke no English what so ever. It was fabulous and the food was very yummy. Kait and I almost died.

The rest of the afternoon I spent walking around, going into shops, and buying a few things…

I was telling Kait earlier that I have a reinvigoration with this city we find ourselves in- I went from amazed to overloaded to bored and now I am weaving my admiration back into this beautiful place and am able to see the city more for what it is day in and day out. I love to see the happenings of each week. I love little adventures- going into shops and cafes, not knowing exactly how to communicate but still having it work out in the end. Although I do miss home, I am happy to be in this place.

This Room

The room I entered was a dream of this room.

Surely all those feet on the sofa were mine.

The oval portrait

of a dog was me at an early age.

Something shimmers, something is hushed up.

We had macaroni for lunch every day

except Sunday, when a small quail was induced

to be served to us. Why do I tell you these things?

You are not even here.

John Ashbery

in rome.

today is a quiet day in rome. it is nice to have the rest. kait and i have been craving american breakfast food so, this morning we went in search of a restaurant that serves french toast and american coffee. it seems that everywhere we go the only breakfast available is espresso or cappuccino and pastries. to our great pleasure, we successfully discovered this little, quirky place in the campo di fiore that sold us what we wanted. kait had the french toast and i, pancakes. instead of my normal cappuccino here, i had an americano. it was so good, i ordered two! although the food looked a little 'different' i think we both enjoyed our attempted american breakfast.

since then, we went to the laundry mat and have had a lazy day. i am thankful for this break; rest before the craziness of churches and museums arises once again.