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Novembre 8-9, 2010

I've decided to get more concise in my blogging. As Nic said, referring to my blogs when I described them to him like a daily diary/journal, "They must be boring on a normal day." That being said... I'll post things that are outside the ordinary... new things,(except my exercises because it helps keep me accountable... more or less) things I think you'd enjoy reading... not every detail of my day (that takes a lot of time to write and too much effort to remember).

Novembre 8

It rained this morning... a light sprinkle... so I did dips and push-ups in the rain. That's right, I'm a stud. ;) Then I ran back and did 350 bicycles, my abs hurt... a lot! After

Novembre 9

Today after class (We played a game for review material. My team,Prescilla and I, kicked butt.) I went to grab lunch at a place I'd eaten before when I was looking at shipping for UPS, it is a small "convenient store" with food items, and some miscellaneous things you may need around the house. They serve a limited lunch menu and last time I had tuna and tomatoes on my sandwhich. This time I had prosciutto, formaggio, and pomodori on rosetta bread. (my computer has decided that all the words I type in English are misspelled) I also bought a coke zero and a small candy (name brand Kinder). The total for everything was 4 euro. A sizable meal for a remarkably small price. Next time I think I'll have the salad with tuna. The store is run by a nice couple who are always there and have a knowledge of their customers.

That's also one thing that is different from the US, people don't change jobs often, they stick with one job and do it. You can almost always find the same workers in any restaurant you frequent, any bar you grab a coffee in, any gelateria you listen to music in, even some of the bus routes you ride. Italians are not afraid of work. I've seen some fashionista look all cute in her done-up hair, big D&G sunglasses, and fancy phone emptying trash on via del Corso. The work has to be done, she needs money, why not do it. There's not shame in work, wherever you find it.

After dropping Nic and Lavi off at Catechism, I was walking back in a light sprinkle when I saw a guy walk by with a very tempting gelato... so I retraced his footsteps into a gelateria that had maybe 10-12 flavors, but they had my favorites (tiramisu/bacio), and I had correct change so I bought a small cone and ate it on my way home... in the rain. :) It was 1.50 euro and possibly the most delicious I've had yet. Raffa said that Nic won't try it because it is too new. He's 9 and he's already set in his ways... ;)