The Best Deal in Town

Ciao ragazzi, and Happy New Year to those who are celebrating!

Things continue to go well in Bologna, though I must confess that I think going out every night has finally caught up with me. For the first time since I arrived, last night I stayed in, and was in bed by 11:30. This weekend was a big one, and two nights in a row past 4:00 ended up taking its toll.

Other than checking out a pretty cool disco called Casa Matta, I did end up going with Alessandro to buy a shirt, hand made in Milan. In the U.S., I would be eating cheese and crackers for a week to offset the cost of the shirt, but, fortunately in Bologna, there is thin crust pizza made to order for only three euros!

What else can I tell you?

I am still going to class every day, (hopefully) making some good progress. I have class for the rest of this week, then the following week, after which my parents, brother and Robina come out for a visit. Following that, my plans are a bit up in the air, but I think I want to travel a bit...the top two places on my list are Switzerland and Croatia, so I will have to do a bit of research on where to visit and how best to arrive.

Other than that, I just discovered that I have been washing my clothes for the past three weeks with fabric softener....so I have been wearing dirty clothes, but they are really soft! I made a visit to the dry cleaners, and the first place wanted 5 euros per shirt, which is almost five times what I pay at Greenwich Clean Time. I found another place close by that was only 2.90 euros, so, definitely a bit more reasonable.

The weather is getting a bit colder here, especially in the morning when riding my bike to class. That being said, it is a great way to commute and there is something really nice about the small town feel of Bologna. Everything is within ten or fifteen minutes by bike, or twenty to thirty minutes walking, and the cobblestone streets remind me of those in Toledo or Sevilla. I will try to take some more pics of the city so you can get a better idea of what's around (in addition to the great food).

Okay, that's all for now, enjoy your week e ci vidiamo presto! Ciao.