Hey Everyone!!!
Hope everyone is keeping warm in this frigid weather. This weekend was the start of the Eurochocolate festival and it's just been absolutely crazy. Not once in my whole time in Perugia have I seen this many people. . . however the chocolate makes it worth it. If you think you've had chocolate before. . . you haven't unti you've had some of this chocolate! It's been amazing, and having some SMC friends come in for Sat/Sun made the weekend even more special.
This week is mid-terms. I took Italian last week, but this week I've had the rest of my finals culminating with my last one tommorow. . . Christianity. Taking a break from studying to write this blog entry and to start thinking about packing for my ten-day backpacking trip that starts on Th afternoon, I'm starting to realize that it'll be weird to be away from Perugia for this long. Perugia has become my home away from home, and it'll be weird not to see the locals and just be in this beautiful city for longer than a few days.
The break will begin on Th afternoon when I take the train into Rome to then get myself over to the airport to hop on a flight to London, where my friend Kristen from school will meet me for a few days in London and a day trip to Brighton! Then I'll day trip to Brussels on Sunday before heading to Paris for a few days with my friend Virginia from Cohasset. After Paris, I'll head to Munich to visit some family friends (Katharina). Munich will lead into a quick stop in Salzburg for the day followed by two days in Vienna. The trip will end with Halloween in Rome with some friends from home! It'll be a great way to end such an amazing week of travelling :) Can't wait to share the pictures and more of my adventures upon my return!
Peace and Love to you all :)
xoxo Aisling
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Eurochocolate!
Hey all!
This weekend eurochocolate hits Perugia! Starting on Friday and going for the following 10 days, there will be 100s of booths set up in the three main piazzas in Perugia selling some of the best chocolate not only from Italy but from all of Europe. Needless to say, with the stress of mid-terms coming this week, the chocolate festival is going to be a safehaven for almsot all the U mbra students!
For the start of the festival I have some friends from SMC who are studying in Rome joining me in celebrating chocolate, but also I hope to fit in a day trip to either Florence, Assisi, or Gubbio. We're thinking Florence because the weather lately has been frigid! Whoever said Italy didn't get that cold was clearly mistaken. The wind from Russia apprently has a straight shot down into Perugia making for some very cold afternoons, and some freezing slumbers seeing as the heat isn't allowed to be turned on in Italy until Nov 1st!!!! Here's to hoping that the weather gets a little nicer (although with forecasts of snow for the weekend it is doubtful!) Peace and love to you all
xoxo aisling
This weekend eurochocolate hits Perugia! Starting on Friday and going for the following 10 days, there will be 100s of booths set up in the three main piazzas in Perugia selling some of the best chocolate not only from Italy but from all of Europe. Needless to say, with the stress of mid-terms coming this week, the chocolate festival is going to be a safehaven for almsot all the U mbra students!
For the start of the festival I have some friends from SMC who are studying in Rome joining me in celebrating chocolate, but also I hope to fit in a day trip to either Florence, Assisi, or Gubbio. We're thinking Florence because the weather lately has been frigid! Whoever said Italy didn't get that cold was clearly mistaken. The wind from Russia apprently has a straight shot down into Perugia making for some very cold afternoons, and some freezing slumbers seeing as the heat isn't allowed to be turned on in Italy until Nov 1st!!!! Here's to hoping that the weather gets a little nicer (although with forecasts of snow for the weekend it is doubtful!) Peace and love to you all
xoxo aisling
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Budapest!
Hey all,
Hope your weeks treated you well. Although I'm sitting here severly disapointed in my beloved red sox for their loss today, I can't help but be happy after an amazing weekend spent in Budapest. As most of you know junior year is the year to study abroad, so a lot of my friends from both college and high school are abroad right now, so it is the perfect situation for visiting lots of different places while getting the chance to see friends,
This Thursday, I took the train to Rome and met my friend Mary (from St. Mike's) and one of her friends, Jamie at the Fiumucino Airport in Rome. From there, we took the wonderful Wizzair discount airlines to Budapest, Hungary where Hannah another friend from college met us at the airport and whisked us away to her apartment right in downtown Budapest (actually in downtown Pest). Her apartment is situated only a few blocks from the main Basilica in Budapest and right near a lot of the major historical sites, as well as extremely close to the Danube, the River that runs straight through Budapest dividing it into the Buda and the Pest sides.
After arriving at her aparment we went to a local bar down the street to meet up with some of her friends, who are just as diverse in regards to their nationality as my friends in perugia are. She has friends from France, US, Germany, Hungary and many other countires. It's a great experience to hang out and talk to people from so many different places with so many backgrounds and it was also great to be back with Hannah !
We went to bed and woke up the next morning ready to go. Craving an iced coffee that is bigger than a shot (which is legitamately impossible to find in Italy!) Hannah, her roomate Claire, Mary, Jamie and I all went to California Coffee House right down the street from her house and had an iced coffee as we got ready for a day of sightseeing.
We started the day off at St. Stephen's Basilica right near her house. It is one of the oldest in all of Budapest and aside from the Parliament building is the tallest building on the Pest side of the river. The Basilica is very different from any of the churches that I've visited so far in Italy, especially in regards to architexture, but also because the whole Basilica was made in honor of St. Stephen and was given special dispensation from the Papacy to have a statue of St. Stephen at the front of the Church instead of Christ. St. Stephen was so important because he was the first Christian King of the area and the Patron Saint of the Church. The Basilica was beautiful, but before leaving we had to view the "holy right". Hannah said it was a must see and as we made our way to the back of the Church, I was really intrigued by what this "holy right" could be. As we entered a small room at the back of the Basilica, I saw a group of tourists crowded around a glass box that held. . . the right hand of St. Stephen and is considered Hungarian Catholocism's most holy relic.
After the Basilica we had to go get what we needed to make Hungarian goulash that night, so we went to the marketplace. It is similar to the size of Fanueil Hall in Boston but is just all open stands that sell fresh fruit, vegetables, homemade baked goods, preserves, meat, cheeses, and most imporantly paprika. We gathered meat, potatoes, goulash paste, carrots, parsnip, peppers, onions, and paprika and a fresh loaf of bread and brought everything back to the apartment for our cooking adventure later that evening.
We then got the awesome opportunity to join Hannah on one of her program's guided tours (there are only seven kids on her program and three were travelling this weekend so we were allowed to hop on the tour for free!). It was an unbelievable 3 1/2 hour walking tour of the 8th district in Budapest. The 8th District Hannah had described as one of the places that wasn't recommended for tourists to go to, but since we had a local guide that it was going to be a really interesting tour, and suprisingly beautiful and full of historical value! I have a bunch of new photos from this posted on my photobucket so check it out!
After going on the tour we went back to the apartment to start the goulash! We slow cooked the goulash and in the meantime went on a night time boat cruise on the Danube. It was fantastic, although the actual guided part of it was a little strange (the narrator was the Danube. . . ) it was still great and Hannah supplemented where we needed it. Later after eating the delicious homemade goulash, we went to a local club where we danced the night away with some of her friends from the program as well as her many international friends!
We woke up early the next morning with big plans for the day. We went first for breakfast at the local pastry chain called Princess. . . it was amazing. We then walked around Budapest for a little bit waiting for Hannah's roomates and friends to meet us before we hit up the thermal baths. We got to the thermal baths, but not before walking through the World Fair Grounds which were a perfect example of every type of Hungarian architexture, it was great to see. We fianlly made it to the baths and spent two hours in heaven. Every temperature and every style bath ever was available along with various steam rooms. It was sooo relaxing after weeks of travel, intense school work and just day-to-day stress! My favorite was the pool that was a pool inside of a pool where they alternately either were a jacuzzi in the middle or a whirlpool on the outside that spun you around faster than you could imagine it was great!
After the baths we went to hit up one of the local specialties at the Castle grounds . . palinka and sausage! We went to the palinka festival where we were given a free tasting glass as well as a few free tickets to purchase food and drink! Along with gypsy music and great food it was a great end to our trip to Budapest! We had great food, great people, great drinks, and great music. . . I couldn't have asked for anything more!
Now that I'm back in Perugia with the cold weather and rain it is great to think back to our great weekend in Budapest and look forward to enjoying the EuroChocolate festival (10 days of chocolate heaven) that will be hitting Perugia on Friday along with many SMC girls from Rome :) Look foward to my pictures from next week!
peace and love to you all
xoxo aisling <3
Hope your weeks treated you well. Although I'm sitting here severly disapointed in my beloved red sox for their loss today, I can't help but be happy after an amazing weekend spent in Budapest. As most of you know junior year is the year to study abroad, so a lot of my friends from both college and high school are abroad right now, so it is the perfect situation for visiting lots of different places while getting the chance to see friends,
This Thursday, I took the train to Rome and met my friend Mary (from St. Mike's) and one of her friends, Jamie at the Fiumucino Airport in Rome. From there, we took the wonderful Wizzair discount airlines to Budapest, Hungary where Hannah another friend from college met us at the airport and whisked us away to her apartment right in downtown Budapest (actually in downtown Pest). Her apartment is situated only a few blocks from the main Basilica in Budapest and right near a lot of the major historical sites, as well as extremely close to the Danube, the River that runs straight through Budapest dividing it into the Buda and the Pest sides.
After arriving at her aparment we went to a local bar down the street to meet up with some of her friends, who are just as diverse in regards to their nationality as my friends in perugia are. She has friends from France, US, Germany, Hungary and many other countires. It's a great experience to hang out and talk to people from so many different places with so many backgrounds and it was also great to be back with Hannah !
We went to bed and woke up the next morning ready to go. Craving an iced coffee that is bigger than a shot (which is legitamately impossible to find in Italy!) Hannah, her roomate Claire, Mary, Jamie and I all went to California Coffee House right down the street from her house and had an iced coffee as we got ready for a day of sightseeing.
We started the day off at St. Stephen's Basilica right near her house. It is one of the oldest in all of Budapest and aside from the Parliament building is the tallest building on the Pest side of the river. The Basilica is very different from any of the churches that I've visited so far in Italy, especially in regards to architexture, but also because the whole Basilica was made in honor of St. Stephen and was given special dispensation from the Papacy to have a statue of St. Stephen at the front of the Church instead of Christ. St. Stephen was so important because he was the first Christian King of the area and the Patron Saint of the Church. The Basilica was beautiful, but before leaving we had to view the "holy right". Hannah said it was a must see and as we made our way to the back of the Church, I was really intrigued by what this "holy right" could be. As we entered a small room at the back of the Basilica, I saw a group of tourists crowded around a glass box that held. . . the right hand of St. Stephen and is considered Hungarian Catholocism's most holy relic.
After the Basilica we had to go get what we needed to make Hungarian goulash that night, so we went to the marketplace. It is similar to the size of Fanueil Hall in Boston but is just all open stands that sell fresh fruit, vegetables, homemade baked goods, preserves, meat, cheeses, and most imporantly paprika. We gathered meat, potatoes, goulash paste, carrots, parsnip, peppers, onions, and paprika and a fresh loaf of bread and brought everything back to the apartment for our cooking adventure later that evening.
We then got the awesome opportunity to join Hannah on one of her program's guided tours (there are only seven kids on her program and three were travelling this weekend so we were allowed to hop on the tour for free!). It was an unbelievable 3 1/2 hour walking tour of the 8th district in Budapest. The 8th District Hannah had described as one of the places that wasn't recommended for tourists to go to, but since we had a local guide that it was going to be a really interesting tour, and suprisingly beautiful and full of historical value! I have a bunch of new photos from this posted on my photobucket so check it out!
After going on the tour we went back to the apartment to start the goulash! We slow cooked the goulash and in the meantime went on a night time boat cruise on the Danube. It was fantastic, although the actual guided part of it was a little strange (the narrator was the Danube. . . ) it was still great and Hannah supplemented where we needed it. Later after eating the delicious homemade goulash, we went to a local club where we danced the night away with some of her friends from the program as well as her many international friends!
We woke up early the next morning with big plans for the day. We went first for breakfast at the local pastry chain called Princess. . . it was amazing. We then walked around Budapest for a little bit waiting for Hannah's roomates and friends to meet us before we hit up the thermal baths. We got to the thermal baths, but not before walking through the World Fair Grounds which were a perfect example of every type of Hungarian architexture, it was great to see. We fianlly made it to the baths and spent two hours in heaven. Every temperature and every style bath ever was available along with various steam rooms. It was sooo relaxing after weeks of travel, intense school work and just day-to-day stress! My favorite was the pool that was a pool inside of a pool where they alternately either were a jacuzzi in the middle or a whirlpool on the outside that spun you around faster than you could imagine it was great!
After the baths we went to hit up one of the local specialties at the Castle grounds . . palinka and sausage! We went to the palinka festival where we were given a free tasting glass as well as a few free tickets to purchase food and drink! Along with gypsy music and great food it was a great end to our trip to Budapest! We had great food, great people, great drinks, and great music. . . I couldn't have asked for anything more!
Now that I'm back in Perugia with the cold weather and rain it is great to think back to our great weekend in Budapest and look forward to enjoying the EuroChocolate festival (10 days of chocolate heaven) that will be hitting Perugia on Friday along with many SMC girls from Rome :) Look foward to my pictures from next week!
peace and love to you all
xoxo aisling <3
Monday, October 5, 2009
Weekend in Roma
I spent this past weekend visitng my friend Mary from St. Michael's in Rome. Even though I saw her just last weekend, it was great to see her for a couple of days. I arrived in Rome on Thursday afternoon and waited for Mary to get out of class at her apartment. That night we were going to have a homemade pizza meal by some guy friends we had made the previous week when I was visitng Rome. However, the flu got the better of our chef for the evening, and he had to call in sick, so our other friends joined us for some take out pizza. Eating outside on the deck with good food, people, and atmosphere we had a great night.
We awoke early the following day to go to a small countryside town called Tarquinia. It was a great day of sun, historical tours of the city, tour of a local vinyard, and a full course meal put on by the vinyard's restaurant. We arrived in Tarquinina and were given the option to either do the tour on bike or on foot. Due to my ankle, I opted for the foot tour, which actually ended up being the better option as I was able to get much more pictures taken of this beautiful historical town. It reminded me of Perugia but even more historically beautiful. Full of churches, old buildings that boasted full-wall frescoes and murals as well as beautiful fountains it was almost like we were in a town preserved from hundreds of years ago.
After the tour we were given some free time to roam the city. The weather was beautiful (as it has been since we arrived) and it was great just to sit in the sun and take in the beautiful weather.
After our free time, the bike riders still had a little bit of a ride left so the walkers departed for the agriturismo which is a combination of a farm/vinyard/hotel/spa/restaurant. It's really just a one-stop shop for everything you could need on vacation.
We were given tour of the vinyards where we got to taste the various grapes and find out which types of wines go along with them. Additionally we were allowed to taste them and learn how to pick them and how they are used to make the wine. After they took us on the tour, we had some free time to sit by the poolside and relax until it was time for the unbelievable dinner.
They provided us with a full meal provided solely by food and drink made on the farm. We had bruschetta, homemade antipasto platter, vegetable lasagna, potatoes, salad, chicken, and an interesting dessert that i'm still not sure what it's called. All in all it was a fantastic day out in the Tuscan countryside.
That night we went out and hung out with some of Mary's roomates and other people in her program. It was great to hang out with some other American's, since in Perugia even finding people in our program on a weekend night is impossible with the number of kids out in the piazza. They were so welcoming and it was great to meet all the people Mary has been living with.
The next day we spent a day just hanging out. We went food shopping for a big group dinner we were going to have that night. Walked around trastevere (the area where she lives in Rome). Hung out and did a little homework and just relaxed on her porch in the beautiful weather talking and listening to great music. We started making the dinner around 6 and ate at 7:30 with a bunch of the other SMC girls that are studying with her through John Cabot University. It was a great meal again (how can it not be great being in Italy) and then went out dancing. Kebabs were in order on our way home from the dance club. . . and I'm pretty sure we succeeded in finding the best kebab place in all of Rome!
Sunday was to be my last day in Rome so Mary and I walked around and did some sightseeing. We saw Dante's house and a few beautiful churches and ruins. We then went to a place that served real american breakfast!! Eating a bacon egg and cheese (even if it was actually pancetta and served on focaccia) was a great end to the weekend. As I packed up to leave I was sad to leave mary, but excited to get back to perugia where things are cheaper and life is just slower. As I walked to the bus stop, I heard some fireworks being set off, and I was extremely confused. Little did I know I was going to experience my first horrible public transportation experience since I'd been in Italy.
As I sat down to wait for the bus (which shouldn't have been more than 15 minutes at any point in the day) all of a sudden more fireworks were set off and i could hear a band off in the distance. Next, some police officers rolled up and began directing traffic away from one of the streets that was perpendicular to the one I was on. All of a sudden, an enormous parade of people started coming down the street, and at this point, traffic came to a complete stop! At this point I was panicked there were only two viable options and I wasn't sure I'd make either of them. The bus finally showed up after an hour and 20 minutes of waiting and as I made my way to the train station, there was only one train left on my schedule that could work. I made it to the train station and had an hour to spare so I went to McDonalds to get some free wifi to let mary know I made it ok. Little did I know, that the train i thought was scheduled to be free with my eurail had changed times and had changed to a eurostar train making it an extra 30 euro, which I did not have. This mademy option easy, I was staying another night in Rome and taking the earliest train back to perugia on monday.
A great weekend in Rome with an interesting end and now I'm off and running on another busy week of school, that will culminate in a weekend in Budapest!! Can't wait to upload some more picutres and let you guys know about Budapest!
peace and love to you all
xoxo
aisling
We awoke early the following day to go to a small countryside town called Tarquinia. It was a great day of sun, historical tours of the city, tour of a local vinyard, and a full course meal put on by the vinyard's restaurant. We arrived in Tarquinina and were given the option to either do the tour on bike or on foot. Due to my ankle, I opted for the foot tour, which actually ended up being the better option as I was able to get much more pictures taken of this beautiful historical town. It reminded me of Perugia but even more historically beautiful. Full of churches, old buildings that boasted full-wall frescoes and murals as well as beautiful fountains it was almost like we were in a town preserved from hundreds of years ago.
After the tour we were given some free time to roam the city. The weather was beautiful (as it has been since we arrived) and it was great just to sit in the sun and take in the beautiful weather.
After our free time, the bike riders still had a little bit of a ride left so the walkers departed for the agriturismo which is a combination of a farm/vinyard/hotel/spa/restaurant. It's really just a one-stop shop for everything you could need on vacation.
We were given tour of the vinyards where we got to taste the various grapes and find out which types of wines go along with them. Additionally we were allowed to taste them and learn how to pick them and how they are used to make the wine. After they took us on the tour, we had some free time to sit by the poolside and relax until it was time for the unbelievable dinner.
They provided us with a full meal provided solely by food and drink made on the farm. We had bruschetta, homemade antipasto platter, vegetable lasagna, potatoes, salad, chicken, and an interesting dessert that i'm still not sure what it's called. All in all it was a fantastic day out in the Tuscan countryside.
That night we went out and hung out with some of Mary's roomates and other people in her program. It was great to hang out with some other American's, since in Perugia even finding people in our program on a weekend night is impossible with the number of kids out in the piazza. They were so welcoming and it was great to meet all the people Mary has been living with.
The next day we spent a day just hanging out. We went food shopping for a big group dinner we were going to have that night. Walked around trastevere (the area where she lives in Rome). Hung out and did a little homework and just relaxed on her porch in the beautiful weather talking and listening to great music. We started making the dinner around 6 and ate at 7:30 with a bunch of the other SMC girls that are studying with her through John Cabot University. It was a great meal again (how can it not be great being in Italy) and then went out dancing. Kebabs were in order on our way home from the dance club. . . and I'm pretty sure we succeeded in finding the best kebab place in all of Rome!
Sunday was to be my last day in Rome so Mary and I walked around and did some sightseeing. We saw Dante's house and a few beautiful churches and ruins. We then went to a place that served real american breakfast!! Eating a bacon egg and cheese (even if it was actually pancetta and served on focaccia) was a great end to the weekend. As I packed up to leave I was sad to leave mary, but excited to get back to perugia where things are cheaper and life is just slower. As I walked to the bus stop, I heard some fireworks being set off, and I was extremely confused. Little did I know I was going to experience my first horrible public transportation experience since I'd been in Italy.
As I sat down to wait for the bus (which shouldn't have been more than 15 minutes at any point in the day) all of a sudden more fireworks were set off and i could hear a band off in the distance. Next, some police officers rolled up and began directing traffic away from one of the streets that was perpendicular to the one I was on. All of a sudden, an enormous parade of people started coming down the street, and at this point, traffic came to a complete stop! At this point I was panicked there were only two viable options and I wasn't sure I'd make either of them. The bus finally showed up after an hour and 20 minutes of waiting and as I made my way to the train station, there was only one train left on my schedule that could work. I made it to the train station and had an hour to spare so I went to McDonalds to get some free wifi to let mary know I made it ok. Little did I know, that the train i thought was scheduled to be free with my eurail had changed times and had changed to a eurostar train making it an extra 30 euro, which I did not have. This mademy option easy, I was staying another night in Rome and taking the earliest train back to perugia on monday.
A great weekend in Rome with an interesting end and now I'm off and running on another busy week of school, that will culminate in a weekend in Budapest!! Can't wait to upload some more picutres and let you guys know about Budapest!
peace and love to you all
xoxo
aisling
Friday, October 2, 2009
Weekend in Perugia
This past weekend after the excitement of the Amalfi Coast, I decided to stay in Perugia, however my friend Mary from SMC is studying in Rome and has been dying to get me to come so to test out the Eurail pass, I decided to go there for the night on Thursday. I left immediately after my 11 AM class ended and arrived in Rome around 4:30. The train ride was beautiful all throughout the Umbrian countryside.
Upon arriving in Rome I was hit with the reality that in contrast to Perugia, I was now in a real city, a very big city, where the people are not quite as friendly. I wasn't sure how to exactly get to Mary's appartment but I knew I could figure it out. After a train, a bus, and a tram ride I somehow found my way and got let into the appartment by her roomates as she was in class until 8.
Mary had planned a dinner party for that night with all the SMC girls that are in her program (there are 5 of them including Mary). She made us an unbelievably delicious meal and with great food and drinks we were having a blast. We then got ready to go out to il discotheque. Although Perugia is a college town with it's own charm, Rome was a completely new experience. I stayed only the night and left the following morning but it was a great time and it was awesome to see a familiar face in a foreign country. Only the minor glitch of spraining my ankle hindered a great day in Rome!
I had to get home quickly because we had an italian cooking lesson with a professional chef who splits her time between Italy and New Mexico. It was an awesome experience to have had. We made tiramisu, homemade pasta, homemade meat sauce, italian style salad, and bruschetta. Learning the pasta making was one of my favorite parts. As I was telling a friend recently, there are recipes for pasta, but to make really great homemade pasta it really comes down to feel. When making the dough you want it to be soft but not too squishy, moist but not too wet, it all comes down to feel, so learning from an expert was really great !
After our night of pasta making, the rest of the weekend laid ahead of us. I had orginally planned on exploring more of perugia this weekend, but with the sprained ankle, I found myself doing some fun things around the apartment. We cleaned, bought more groceries and did some laundry. It was a beautiful day and sitting out on the balcony of our apartament really made me appreciate what a wonderful opportunity I've been given in coming to Perugia for four months, and this is an experience I'm never going to forget!
Sunday was homework day. With lots of assignments to get done for Monday (my longest day of the week) I rested the leg again and did some homework, taking a break in the afternoon to go get a manicure at a really cheap salon a friend and I found in Perugia center. Overall, this weekend, though not turning out exactly as planned, was a great relaxing weekend in Perugia !
peace and love
xoxo
aisling
Upon arriving in Rome I was hit with the reality that in contrast to Perugia, I was now in a real city, a very big city, where the people are not quite as friendly. I wasn't sure how to exactly get to Mary's appartment but I knew I could figure it out. After a train, a bus, and a tram ride I somehow found my way and got let into the appartment by her roomates as she was in class until 8.
Mary had planned a dinner party for that night with all the SMC girls that are in her program (there are 5 of them including Mary). She made us an unbelievably delicious meal and with great food and drinks we were having a blast. We then got ready to go out to il discotheque. Although Perugia is a college town with it's own charm, Rome was a completely new experience. I stayed only the night and left the following morning but it was a great time and it was awesome to see a familiar face in a foreign country. Only the minor glitch of spraining my ankle hindered a great day in Rome!
I had to get home quickly because we had an italian cooking lesson with a professional chef who splits her time between Italy and New Mexico. It was an awesome experience to have had. We made tiramisu, homemade pasta, homemade meat sauce, italian style salad, and bruschetta. Learning the pasta making was one of my favorite parts. As I was telling a friend recently, there are recipes for pasta, but to make really great homemade pasta it really comes down to feel. When making the dough you want it to be soft but not too squishy, moist but not too wet, it all comes down to feel, so learning from an expert was really great !
After our night of pasta making, the rest of the weekend laid ahead of us. I had orginally planned on exploring more of perugia this weekend, but with the sprained ankle, I found myself doing some fun things around the apartment. We cleaned, bought more groceries and did some laundry. It was a beautiful day and sitting out on the balcony of our apartament really made me appreciate what a wonderful opportunity I've been given in coming to Perugia for four months, and this is an experience I'm never going to forget!
Sunday was homework day. With lots of assignments to get done for Monday (my longest day of the week) I rested the leg again and did some homework, taking a break in the afternoon to go get a manicure at a really cheap salon a friend and I found in Perugia center. Overall, this weekend, though not turning out exactly as planned, was a great relaxing weekend in Perugia !
peace and love
xoxo
aisling
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