Sept. 29

In case you haven't noticed, I'm trying to set the record for the most inconsistent blogger. I think I'm succeeding. ;)
For the serious followers of my blog, I'd like to start by correcting something I said in a previous post. In one of the first posts, I wrote that only 25% of the people pay for the bus. I was completely wrong. At the time, I didn't realize you could buy a monthly or annual bus pass that you don't have to validate every time you get on the bus. I just wanted to correct my false accusation.
And now for another adventure in the grocery store. Tomorrow, I am moving into a new apartment (my mailing address will stay the same, don't worry). So as a goodbye present, I am making my roommates pancakes! (I've never made pancakes from scratch, so I hope this works out!) While I was at the grocery store, I was looking for some syrup. I was told that it would be there, but hard to find. I went up and down every aisle but couldn't find it. And it doesn't always help to guess what aisle it will be on because Italians often use ingredients in different ways. For example, the peanut butter is not next to the jelly in the Italian grocery store. ;) The problem was, I had forgotten how to say the word syrup in Italian. So finally I worked up the courage to ask a very nice looking lady. "Sai dov'è il SYRUP?" "What?" I try saying it with an Italian accent. It doesn't work. She asks me to describe it. Uuuhhhh liquid sugar... (how do you say pancakes in Italian??) per pancakes americano. ooohhhh sì pancakes! syrup! So she nicely took me to wear it was. It was on the bottom shelf of the baking aisle. They were selling about 5 bottles in the whole store!
Another interesting thing happened today. I experienced some real Italian driving. To give you an example, we were in the second to left lane. It wasn't a turn lane, but we turned anyway, right in front of the car in the left lane that was going straight! And here are two hilarious youtube clips that pretty much sum up the Italian life. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiR3N-P2ek4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ10QTIXlEA
Monday I start classes! I'm sure that will make an interesting post. But earlier today I knew it was time to start because I had to put on jeans, I smelled the smell of fallen leaves, and I walked home at 7:30 and the street lights were already on. Fall is coming!