cinque [chin-que]

This past week was spring break..wooohooo! Reagan and Lynsey came to visit and see the wonderful Roma. Too bad we had the worst weather possible, including hail, hug hail, I mean seriously. Well despite the weather conditions we had so much fun. Okay I really think it rained more than it didn't...oh well. We ate at our favorite restaurant, Mapi, three times. I thought we should switch it up for their sake, but I wasn't complaining. My favorite thing to order is a pizza with a sunny side up egg on top..yummm! In the middle of the week Reagan, Lynsey, David and I went south to Sorrento and Capri. Sorrento is right on the coast and Capri is an island 30 minutes on a ferry. It was wonderful! We stayed at a bed and breakfast right by Sorrento right on the water, we couldn't have asked for a better place. We hiked up and down Capri all day on Thursday and was so happy when the sun finally came out. It was great since it wasn't tourist season quite yet and we only saw a hand full of people when we got off the main roads. I really want to go back when it is warmer and swim in the bluest water I've ever seen.

Well now we are back at school and yesterday we got to see Zaha Hadid lecture, well only a select few were actually in the same room as her, most of us were watching on a projected screen. It was still pretty sweet though. Man she has some crazy stuff going on in her head, but I guess that's what makes her work renowned.

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So I'm slacking a little bit...but time is seriously flying. This past month has been filled with great times. First off my Mom was here and it was so good to see her, and to get to show her around Rome. She had never been to Italy before, and is already coming back next month. When I was in class she would go around Rome sightseeing, and we would meet up for dinner! We took a trip north to Cinque Terra, italian for five villages. We stayed in Vernazza and it was adorable, such a cute little town, only like 600 people I think. One day we hiked from there to Monterossa which was all along the water, up and down through vineyards and a hilly landscape. Seriously probably some of the most gorgeous sights of the ocean I have yet to see in my life.
The next weekend was Florence and Siena, which was with school and such a blast. Florence is a pretty big city, and a lot different than Rome, so it was a nice change. We climbed the Duomo, shopped (bought some shoes), and ate good food at a place called Yellow. Sad to say it rained half the time we were in Siena but we still had a good time. The ride home through Tuscany was incredible and I tried to say awake as to not miss anything. I'm glad to be back in Roma, but can't wait to see more of Italy.
Reagan and Lynsey are coming for Spring Break!! Yippie!