When arriving at our apartment, a lovely local named Francesco showed us to our apartment. We quickly met our new roommates that were just chilling in the kitchen having breakfast. Kalkidan and Sapna are from the University of Maryland, and they could not be any more nice! As we were unpacking, we realized how tired we already were, so we figured the best way to beat jet leg is to drink coffee! Wandering around our place, we found the diamond in the rough! A little cafe on Quatro Venti called Quattrobichiari. While sitting in the unique cafe/wine lounge, the two owners could not have been more friendly or helpful. Because of their generosity, that is our daily cafe stop. They teach us Italian as well as recommending different restaurants and other things to do.
After we finished unpacking and sipped our coffee, our school was holding a "Rome Walk" which is used to help get the other students more familiar with the area. Unfortunately, the weather was not the best that day, so they had to cut the tour short. The Resgrads took a group of us to the Colosseum and then told us to find our way back, but if we needed help, then ask! After getting directions, it was time to get some dinner. So my roommates and I decided to explore and get some dinner, which we found the most delicious pizzeria on Trastevere!
After dinner, it was time to head back home, but let's be real…WE HAD NO IDEA WHERE TO GO! So we started walking the way we thought. We walked and walked and walked until we knew we were really lost. We started asking the locals where to go, and no one had any idea, not even the police. We finally ended up on a cliff overlooking the city of Rome. Totally breathtaking! After four hours of wandering and putting our new knowledge of Roma together, we made it home!
