The Internet is BACK!

Wooo! The internet in my apartment is back up again!!! FINALLY!

Just got back from a little grocery store by our apartment.
Conversation at checkout, combined with creepy stares and inappropriate looks:

Random Italian Dude: Mmm... California?
Me: No.
Dude: Dove?
Me: Texas.
Dude: Ahhh, siii!
Me: Nods head.
Dude: Bush.
Me: Si.
Dude: Casablanca?!
Me: uhhh, no.

Interesting ??


Other random tidbits of info:

Two nights ago, after an extremely frustrating and failed attempt at studying in a cafe where no one spoke English, an Italian man named Giovanni decided to follow me home. I cut through crowds, walked super fast (my running is like your walking, since I have long legs), and tried to lose him by making a quick right turn onto the main street by my house, and this guy still managed to catch up to me! After repeatedly urging, "NO capisco," with absolutely no success in ditching him, I finally had to jump into a bakery just before my street, Via dei Rustici, to get him to leave me alone.
I bought myself a chocolate mousse-filled pastry as a reward. :)



Also random, yesterday on my walk back to the bookstore, I saw a boy fall off a bike he was trying to ride with a friend, and break his wrist/arm and possibly a leg. The whole thing happened right in front of me! On my way back from the store, an ambulance was arriving and a crowd of onlookers had formed. Just kinda strange to see...


Another somewhat interesting fact: All the rich women in Italy wear Mink coats. Huge, bulging, unavoidable displays of their wealth. Also, there are cute little dogs (and even some big ones) everywhere!! And most of them wear little doggy sweaters. They're even allowed in some shops and grocery stores... haha! Seeing little poodles makes me miss my dog, Rascal..

Alright, well I'm eating lunch now...frozen pizza! Haha, its actually pretty good! So I'll write more later or tomorrow! Ciao Ragazzi!