First Day of Rain!

Well we awoke to rain this morning so this called for the use of our umbrellas on the twenty minute walk to school where we had to sit in a room and wait for over an hour to complete our immigration process, we had to sign three pieces of paper and then they had a lady from the Post Office from Immigrations there to match our filled out information to our passports. We had to file a Permit of Stay because we will be studying here and because a tourist visa is only good for 90 days and we will be here for about 120 days. After this we proceeded to the Mercato Centrale where we purchased our grocceries for the week which included sausages, peppers, onions, cheese, meat, bread, pineapple, nuts & dried fruit. We were exhausted so everyone in the whole apartment came back to nap and I guess we were more tired than we thought because we ended up napping from 2-6pm. I need the rest though because my throat is on fire. Emily cooked dinner for us, we had sausage, onions, and peppers and it was amazing. At the market, everything is so fresh so it makes the taste that much better. After dinner, we were on a mission to find gelato but after walking for awhile around our apartment, we discovered that there were no gelato places close around so I went to the mini-market and bought a quart of gelato and seriously just sat here and ate half of it! It was sooo good but I was also hoping the gelato would soothe my throat. Tomorrow is our first day off from orientation and then classes start on Monday, when I have Tuscany and Its Wines and then Mediterranean Diet. I am very excited for all my classes. the others include Everything Chocolate: From Therapy to Pleasure, The Marketing Mix: Product, Price, Place, and Promotion, and Cultural Introduction to Italy where we take field trips to various locations throughout Italy. :)