Sorry to have been a little M.I.A. Besides beging really busy, my laptop has been on the fritz in a MAJOR way (hint hint dad) So I finally got it to work after two days of seperation.

My first breakfast in Venice!

A few of us from the program went to a little cafe near our apartment. Croissant and Cappuccino! Then we went out with our professors and expored Venice a bit. I got an Italian cell phone, but it was really difficult to buy with the language barrior. Turns out I need to buy a sim card with minutes.

Then we got some...

Gellato! My first gellato of the trip was hazelnut. A wise choice.

Then at night I went out for an AMAZING meal with two friends. I got frutti de mar over spaghetti. It was bangin', but sooooo expensive. I wont be going out for a meal like that again until the last few days of the program.

After our meal, we met up with everyone else and went to this AWESOME square (forget the name, I'll report back later) with a really cool vibe. It was lined with cool cafes, resturants and bars and it seemed like a really young crowd. We had a lot of fun! Stayed out soooooo late. We got SOOO lost on the way home. Venice is really like a labyrinth. Especially at night when everything is closed and all the buildings look the same. We walked for a lonnnnng time; it was a really good workout. By the time we got back it was 4am Venice Time / 10 pm New York time, so it was almost like going to bed early in the states. 

Experience: Today we went supermarket shopping. Christian and I bought a bunch of food we thought would be quick to eat so we wouldnt have to go out for as many meals. We got cheese, bread, yogurt, eggs, granola bars and pasta (of course). Shopping for simple foods in another country is so much harder than just going to pick up a few things at the A&P. Christian needed milk for his cereal and it took us at least 10 minutes to figure out which was skim. A cute Italian lady helped us. She hardly spoke english, but was so willing to help. She was so nice!

Thought: Children that throw tantrums in the U.S. are bratty. Children that throw tantrums in Italy are adorable. Everything is cute in a different language.

Thought: Yes, tipping is not customary in Italy. But getting charged a euro to sit is. Hmm.