The Bustling City of Roma

Even though I've been traveling so much on the weekends, I continue to stay busy during the week. Everyone knows that I love to be busy, busy, busy all the time. Well, just because I'm living in another country doesn't mean that's changed. I signed up to be a part of the AUR Business Club as well as the Culture Club on campus and the International Relations Club. During the week of September 28-October 1, I was involved in activities with two of those clubs.

On Tuesday, September 29, I volunteered to help with the merchandise sale for the Business Club. This is the club's main fundraiser and we sell AUR t-shirts, hoodies, sweatpants, and other clothing. To encourage involvement in the club, they hosted an aperitivo, which I have already described, but in case anyone forgot, it's just basically finger food and drinks and enjoying everyone's company. Many people use this as a substitute for a meal once a week, because you can eat so many appetizers you will feel as if you've eaten a meal. Aperitivos are fun events and it was nice to mingle and meet other business students. Most of them were resident students, meaning that they attend AUR to obtain a 4-year degree. The other business students were study abroad students just like me. It was a fun night with free food and drinks and socializing! :)

That Thursday, October 1, Shelby and I went out to dinner with IR Club to a restaurant called the Thai Inn. I had never tried Thai food before but I've wanted to for a while. They fed us lots of appetizers and brought out so many dishes. They even brought out a dish of squid and pineapple, but I didn't try it. There were 30 students from AUR that came to dinner. Shelby and I agreed that we need to come back to this restaurant with our roommates and friends to share this good Asian cuisine with them. I'm looking forward to more cultural experiences with the AUR clubs.