Let it Snow Let it Snow Let it Snow

Every one of my roman Facebook friends has an album titled this. Because on Friday February 12 it snowed in Rome for the first time since 1985. whoah. It wasn't a lot of snow, it was mostly melted by the time I woke up (noon) but even before it melted, it was about a quarter of an inch. Makes me sad for Italian children who don't grow up sledding and making snow angels. The highlight of the snow was this little snowman we saw on the sidewalk. I'm almost positive that the construction workers made him, as his nose was a screwdriver, and his eyes, nose, and buttons were made of various nuts and bolts. Very cute. After going to sleep very late, and waking up very late, Becca and I decided to venture into the university to check our mail. We are both expecting packages, she is waiting on the recovery disks for her computer, and I'm waiting on my eurail pass (which allows me to ride the trains in Italy for eight days within a time period of two months) this pass was $300 and I'm beginning to fear that it didn't make it through customs. Not a good deal, If I had ordered it sooner, I wouldn't have had any problems, not a lot I can do about it now. Neither of us got what we were looking for, but we did find and book a hotel for Becca and her family to stay in when they come to visit. We then stopped by the library as we both had heaps of reading to do, and it wasn't open. Three of the books I need to read can't leave the library, so I'm hoping for better luck on Sunday. We had planned on visiting Testaccio ( a neighborhood in Rome) So I could observe for a class, and Becca could sketch, but it started to rain, freezing rain. It was cold enough out that rather than wait for our tram, we rode it in the opposite direction, and caught the right one at the end of the line. Once home I worked on homework for three or four hours. I then looked through one of my Italian guidebooks, and it is a goldmine!! There are bus and tram maps for every major city, (Becca and I have been looking for a Rome one) and breakdowns for major attractions. I'll probably read the Florence section over this next week to prepare for our trip. A quiet day for the most part, and even though we woke up so late, Becca and I were both ready for bed at midnight.