In which my life is a Disney movie complete with singing animals.

After an intimate walking tour of the Pantheon, ancient ruins turned feline colony, the Campo di Fiori market, Bernini’s fountain of the four rivers, and the Trevi Fountain… 

Get with the times, gladiator... That phone is so 2010.

Fellow tourist man is not amused by my flamboyant coin toss into the Trevi.

After viewing the poetic tomb of Raphael, sharing bottles of prosecco at charming outdoor cafes, standing in awe of the Colleseum, and climbing the many Alice and Wonderland spiral steps to the top of St. Peter’s Basilica… 

Taking fastidious notes, like I do.

The gang at St. Peter's

To Rome!

After all this, the four of us piled into the back of a van and watched the scenery outside our windows turn from crowded Roman streets and tourist traps to sprawling hills, poppy fields, and sheep. Tuscania appeared like a breath of fresh air, and our experience here so far has been as charmed as a Disney movie.

This is where I'm living for a month.

Our apartment is not the sparse, one room dorm we were expecting, but a home—four stories with a bright, fully stocked kitchen, spiral staircase, and decorated bedrooms. We are a short walk to crumbling medieval walls, the school, and breath-taking views of hazelnut trees and Roman temples. My life is enchanted. Not real. Too amazing.

Our adorable kitchen.

The faculty here are great. Matteo, our API guy, was such a fun companion around Rome, and in Tuscania, Mei and Mossimo have been giving us all the tips we need to feel like locals and make the most out of our month here.

 

Meet Matteo.

Classes start Monday. As of now, I only know of one other person taking the Travel Writing class, but that’s fine by me.

Ciao!

Oh and here's Eduardo the singing cat I adopted.