It's Raining, It's Pouring...

I feel like the rainy season in Rome has officially begun. When we were shopping on Saturday, we narrowly missed the downpour and luckily made it back to our apartment before it started raning. On Sunday night, I didn't get much sleep because there was a thunderstorm booming most of the night and lightning lit up the sky. When I was in my first class on Monday, it started pouring again- and I had forgotten my umbrella, but I just had a short walk to my next class and it stopped raining by the time I had to wait for the bus.

Yesterday, I decided to wake up early (even though I only had my first and only class of the day at 5:15 PM) to go for a run in Villa Pamphili, that beautiful park near school. Because it had rained, the park was a lot greener than the first time I had seen it. There were lots of other people running and walking as well. It wasn't as muddy as I expected, since most of the trails have stones over the mud.

I had lunch with Megan again since it was Tuesday. However, I was late meeting her because I waited 20 minutes for my bus to come. I still don't understand the bus system- sometimes I wait one or two minutes, most of the time it's 5-10 minutes and it can be up to a 20-25 minute wait at the bus stop. I guess I'll get used to it someday soon.

It's Wednesday morning and I have my Art of Rome class today. My class is meeting on site at the Roman Forum and also going to see the Arch of Titus. Of course, it's raining and sort of cold outside today, so I'll take my umbrella and wear a jacket. Today is a busy day of classes for me- but I'm getting really excited for my weekend in London and the Coldplay concert on Friday!!!!

Ciao!