Update From Rome

Well, let's see...I've told you about the baby in the hostel room, the Spanish steps, and uhhh...oh yes, let's discuss food for just a moment.

So, it turns out that there is a supermarket, Emme, just a block away from my current hostel. I must say, it's amazing. I mean, the cheese section alone is enough to make we want to stay there forever, despite the unflattering florescent lighting and the crowds. Last night, because I haven't really been going out at night, I decided I would cook dinner at the hostel. So, I made my way to the supermarket and bought some mozzarella cheese, which is packaged not only in a container with water, but also in a thick paper bag thing within the whey. It's very interesting. The cheese was great, though, so something is working.

Though the cheese was definitely the most exciting thing on the list, I also got some tomatoes (eh), and some strawberries (which actually tasted like strawberries), and a few other necessities (pest, you know...). Then, I went back and made supper.

The kitchen is really small and the Polish (maybe) girls who are in the room with me were already cooking. I've gotta say, the first night they were none to friendly. I walked into the room, gave them a smile and said, "Hi, I'm Marianne." They just looked at each other and continued talking.

Now, following that exchange, I wasn't quite sure what to think. I've sense decided, based upon little smiles here and there, that in fact they were not meaning to be rude. They were surprised? Anyway, they made a place for me and we kind of cooked together. I'm not gonna say that we bonded, but we definitely came to some sort of an understanding.

Anyway, I'm sold on the grocery store, especially since looking around the neighborhood where my library is today. There was NOTHING. Niente. Nada. Okay, there was something, but it was a total disappointment. And, for some reason, though in general I get over disappointments quite easily, food disappointments are really terrible. I think I'm going to stick to the grocery store for now.