One Week Gone....

So this weekend was incredible. This entire week has been incredible! Tuesday night Christina and I had mexican food... Haha. It was actually pretty good. We were surprised. My enchiladas were even a little spicy, a little. It was funny because we went to eat at around 9:30 or 10 and families were still bringing their kids (very well behaved) out to dinner. Whenever we were finished eating, they asked us if we wanted dessert, we said no, and we expected them to bring us our check, but they didn't. We didn't even know how to ask for it yet. So we sat there for about 30 minutes until we finally got their attention to pay for it. The next day we found out at Orientation that we will never be rushed at dinner. We're expected to sit for hours to finish talking and having some wine. Haha. We've gotten better at dining out now. Wednesday night we had pizza at our favorite pizzeria, Fratelli Pommero. They were so nice to us, and just seemed so excited that we were trying to speak Italian. Haha. Not to mention that the pizza was phenomenal! I keep forgetting to take pictures of my food :( I'll start soon! We each had a Lemoncello with our food, and it was SO strong! We were not expecting it! I swear one of those Lemocello was equivalent to 3-4 glasses of wine. Haha. 

Thursday night, we ate dinner wtih our neighbors (also from USAC: Brody, Joey, Joe and Sam) at a pizzeria called Il Barone near our school in Lingotto. We met some American business men who asked us where we were from when they heard our English, and we told them we're studying abroad and they laughed saying that they knew what that meant. Haha. After dinner we all went to a bar near our apartments on Il Beratti and had some ciupittos (shots-I'm not even sure if that's the right way of spelling it) and vino. We just chilled at that bar, just talking. It was fun. Christina and I are so glad that we have fun people living right across the street from us. We're going to be sad when they leave us since they're only here for a semester.

Friday night, Christina, the boys and I all went to eat at Fratelli Pummero at midnight, then we went to meet up with some people at Valentino Park, where there was a wine party. There was literally a party in a public park where tons of people were drinking and dancing; it would have never been allowed in the states. Haha. Then we moved down to the Po River clubs and hung out around there for a while. We didn't get home until pretttyyyyy late. 


Saturday night we made our first Italian dinner at home. It was so good! 

The ingredients at the market here are so fresh, and we have one literally right around the corner from our apartment. Christina and I are obsessed with cheese and bread. I introduced her to Brie... she loves it. Of course. Haha. I'm just so happy that I was placed with someone with whom I get along so well. We just flow. Haha. Once dinner was over. We hopped on a train to Asti, about an hour southeast of Torino, because there was a wine festival. It was huge!! Everybody was wearing a bag around their necks to hold their wine glass for when they weren't drinking, so of course we got one. There was so much food and wine and music and games. I won a bottle of wine in one of them. Christina and I met some Italians, Marco, Edoardo and Leandro. They were nice, and we hung out for a little bit after the festival. We probably wouldn't have been able to get home if they hadn't helped us get on the train. Haha. The train on the way back was PACKED. I had to stand the entire time and it took us a full 20-30 minutes before we even left while we were crammed in there. We got home incredibly late again and the guys came over for a little bit, before we passed out.

And Sunday, we made dinner again, and went over to the boys apartment to hang out and have some more vino. Christina and I planned to not go out last night so we could finally get a night of proper sleep, so we didn't think we'd be up late just hanging out with them, but we didn't get to sleep until about 3. Haha. We just have too much fun. Sleep isn't going to happen much. Plus, whenever we say we're tired, the guys respond with "Carpe Diem!"

So as you can tell, I have been extremely busy, and I don't get on the internet on the weekends because I usually can't, so... patience. 
I'm glad that everything is going so well and that I'm meeting so many cool people, including Italians, like this guy Alberto. He's so nice and always helps me with my Italian and I his English which is actually really good. Hopefully I get the hang of Italian sooner rather than later!