First week of classes

Today was the second day of class. Classes seem pretty straight forward but the attendance policies are pretty strict. For most of my classes I have a mid-term, final, a research paper, and an oral presentation. The teachers are great but the language barrier adds a new challenge. I like my classes and professors.

Yesterday I went grocery shopping and pulled a rookie mistake by purchasing way too many groceries. My arms and shoulders were burning after carrying the bags for like a half mile. Its nice to be able to make some different foods. I have been eating a lot of pizza, paninis, and gelato. The food is great but its nice to mix in some new tastes.

My apartment is great and the guys I live with are all cool. The place is huge. There are ten beds for 7 of us. We are in a central location to just about everything and not too far from school. We have no phone jack in our place which is making it difficult to set up internet. I don't spend much time on my computer. Most of the day is spent walking to different places in the city. Rome is enormous. The drivers are crazyyyy. People drink all the time. No one wears deodorant. The buildings are sooo old and so beautiful. I have a lot of good pictures.

I am looking forward to the weekend in Munich, Germany for Oktoberfest. I am taking a train with about 5 or 6 others, I believe. Some are staying in hostels. I am staying at a friends apartment with a couple others. There will be like 12 of us staying in a 2 bedroom apartment. We will be tasting new beer all day and trying all sorts of rare german cuisine.

I will put up Rome pics before the weekend.