Sundays are by far the greatest day of the week. They just feel so calm and relaxed. Its such a wonderful feeling to wake up late and get things done on your own time, rather than rushing around and feeling frenzied.
This morning I woke up and laid in bed, studying a bit for my Cinema midterm on Tuesday. After getting ready for the day, I started to make myself some breakfast and Margherita came downstairs from her ironing. I haven't seen her in a few days and I've missed her! We are on completely different schedules; usually she leaves before I wake up and I get home after she has gone to bed (on the weekends, during the week we have dinner together). It was so great chatting with her this morning. She told me about a movie that she saw, This Must Be The Place, because I had to watch the same one for my Cinema class. I recommended it to her because it is such an interesting film and I loved it! (I highly suggest you see it. I am not sure if it is out in the United States yet because it was made by Sorrentino, an Italian director, but keep a look out for it! It is certainly different and unlike any other movie). We discussed the movie and analyzed the characters for a while. Then she told me about this great restaurant near Piazza San Ambrosio named Teatro del Sale. She explained how there is nothing like it in the city. It is a club that you have to pay 5 euro for a membership that lasts for a year, but the food is incredible. You pay a flat fee and the servers keep bringing food until you tell them to stop. Each dish that they bring out--traditional Tuscan dishes-- they announce loudly and explain what it is. She also said that you don't need to eat for three days afterward because it is so much food. I think this place would be great to take the family :)
Then Margherita showed me what she bought yesterday, a new vacuum! All you need to do it turn the button on and it does all of the work itself. It is about the size of a frisbee, has wheels and its battery operated, so it just putzes around the apartment and cleans the floor. She would buy this; she is such a neat person! I literally could not stop laughing when she pulled it out of her room. The was so pleased with herself too and I can tell this toy is going to be her new friend.
Margherita shows so much love towards me, I am blessed to have her as my host mom! When I told her that I was going to be in the library all day, she pulled out food to make a sandwich with and made sure that I was going to be home for dinner.
The day started off on the right foot! I mean, how could Sunday not? Everything is done with such a calm mentality. As I walked to school, barely anyone was out on the streets except for families pushing strollers or parents playing with their children in the piazza. The cool fall day is warmed up by the sun and I can't help but appreciate the day, even if I am stuck in the library. Also, the Packers play the Vikings today. How exciting!
Well, midterm week is coming up and that means study study study!
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