my roomie and i have decided that for the month of november, we will do one new thing everyday, one thing that we have never done before. so here is a list of my 30 days of first...
november 1st- well, didnt decide to do it till after 9pm at night... so no firsts for this day.
november 2nd - first ever visit to a jewish synagogue, and first
time i've ever met someone from jerusalem
november 3rd -first package ever recieved in italy (from home!!)
- the first time i've ever bought delicious blood red orange juice, with white blossom extracts.
november 4th - watched my first full movie since i have been here in italy - stardust -(boy how i miss just chillin and watching a good movie!)
- leaving the talbots place at 2 am (latest that i have been out since i've been here) and having to take a detour because of large crowds on the street
november 5th - goingto an italian pharmacy (instead of a doctor), and getting eye drops (this pharmacy is even in guide books!)
- buying the largest piece of lindt chocolate that i have ever seen, and enjoying it!
- discovering the medieval and botanical gardens on a beautiful fall day, by myself
- buying the best panino from gino cacino's! (love that man!) panino = mozzarella, sun dried tomatoes in oil, and bread! delicious!!
november 6th - didnt get on the computer at all, not even to check my email! no connection at all to home for one whole day!
- first time ever going to the bargello in florence
november 7th - this was my fifth day of NOT wearing ANY make-up at all!! (impressive, right?)
november 8th -bought ALL NEW italian make-up
november 9th - ate a chocolate covered riccarelli - delicious! (not cooked in the middle!) it looked kinda like an almond joy
november 10th - bought food at the mercato today - fried m
ozzarella balls are delicious!
- waiting for over 40 minutes for my bus, and then having to fight
my way off once i got to the station. no one would move for me!
november 11th - visited two churches in siena that i hadn't been in yet, and saw several dead bodies (saints) in them! creepy!
november 12th
- went to montepulciano and saw where new moon was filmed, and re-created bella running through the square to save edward. so fun!!
november 13th - found all 17 of the contrada fountains - beat that! climbed the duomo arch, beautiful view of siena!
walked to the fonte bronda at night, and was tempted to go
swimming, but dont worry, i didnt =)
november 14th - had egg rolls for dinner - first chinese food that i have ever eaten outside the U.S. can you believe it? i ate CHINESE food in ITALY!! craziness!!
november 15th - first time eating torta caprese - amazing!!
november 16th - first time i've ever gotten a 95% in an italian class!
- and also the first time i've ever walked around on the top of the fortezza.
november 17th - first time i've ever had to leave my host family
for good... sad. hopefully i'll see them again someday!
november 18th - first time since i've been in italy that i've had a group of guys (prolly drunk) whisteling and catcalling at kelli & i, feeling threatened, and being very thankful that i had a couple of protective guy friends there with us.
november 19th - first time that i have ever eaten TOFU SOUP, at a chinese restaurant, in roma. and yes, it was delicious!!
- also the first time that i have ever kissed a giant foot (part of the remains of a sculpture of a man at the Capitoline hill museum) - the only thing that i will get to kiss while in italy!
november 20th - first time going to ancient ruins of hadrians villa and absolutely loving it! i recommend it to anyone who decides to go to italy!
november 21st - first time that i have stayed indoors all day since i have been here in rome. due to the weather - lightening & thunder, pouring rain. there is a reason why this is the off season for tourists!
november 22nd - first time truly appreciating ALL of the art in the vatican museum
november 23rd - first time trying a kebab - and i didn't like it! too much meat, and it was really spicy
november 24th - first time walking around in the pouring rain without an umbrella or a hood! just soaking it up. literally.
november 25th - first time eating thanksgiving in rome. in the piazza rotunda at a fancy little outdoor restaurant, right in front of the pantheon!!
november 26th - first time going to H&M in roma!
november 27th - first time being in a car and getting stuck on a cute little italian street in the middle of the night, in the middle of the country. luckily, carmellina got us out of that scrape and we made it back to vitulazio!
november 28th - first time ever eating a whole pizza all by myself! also, the first time ever eating soo much food in one day - i ate more than i usually do on thanksgiving day! now that is saying something...
november 29th - first time ever going to napoli. my first response? repulsion. and then it slowly grew on me the more we wandered around in it.
november 30th - first time eating delicious lemon sorbet. in half of a lemon. i was in heaven.
-also, my first time ever going to capri. beautiful - you dont even feel like you're in italy anymore... you feel like you're somewhere in greece. (thats what imagine greece to feel/look like anyways...)
- i have finally finished my 30 days of firsts... and it has definatly been a time of adventures! if you ever feel like your life is too routine, or boring, try doing a 30 days of first, it definatly spices life up!
