Teaching and Italy

Busy day. I had so much fun teaching today. I had all the materials ready so all the kids had to do was decorate the front of their sketchbooks. They had so much fun with all the colors of felt and construction paper. GLUE EVERYWHERE!! Too bad I can’t stay forever!!! So after school, I packed and we were off to the airport. We got a little lost on the way because the normal route that mary and Charlie take to Frankfurt-hahn was closed. We ended up going through bernkastel and along the Mosel River. It was so gorgeous. I made it there with plenty of time to spare. I was a little nervous going to italy on my own which was a weird feeling. I haven’t been nervous about traveling, even by myself, for as long as I’ve known me. The plane arrived in Rome 20 minutes early so I ran outside to try and catch the earlier shuttle going into the city. Six euro and 45 minutes later I was inside the city walls and at the Termini stazione. It was HOT and 11pm. My pants were starting to stick to my legs and my back was coated in sweat from my huge backpack. I started walking down the busiest street I saw so I wouldn’t get robbed in an alley. Only 6 blocks later I had arrived at the Yellow Hostel on via Palestro. The girls and guys at the front were very pleasant and friendly even in the sweltering hot lobby. Up to the 5th floor to my room, which I was sharing with 6 other people, and I dropped my stuff off on my top bunk. It was very silent in the room and pretty uncomfortable, not to mention hotter than hell, so I came downstairs to the bar and am taking advantage of the free internet. I think im tired enough to go to sleep, so here I go.


-L