My first post from Italia

So after a nice 9 hour flight from Atlanta I made it safely to Rome. I was picked up by my lab collegues Vincenzo and Debora. Vincenzo actually spent some time in Gainesville with my research group last year. They immediately brought me to my apartment where I met my roommate, Eugenio. Eugenio has a Ph.D in law and was a fulbright scholar, which allowed him to study at Boston College for 4 months. He was really nice and made me authentic Italian dinner accompanied with wine. He also made me my first shot of espresso the next morning.

I spent the first couple of days getting some errands done and doing the tourist thing around Rome. I had a great time roaming around the city without a map and stumbling upon the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, the Colosseum, and the Roman Forum. One morning I attempted to go to St. Peter's but even though I've been there before I completely forgot that men with shorts are not permitted inside the church. The trip wasn't fruitless because it was in that area I finally found American plug adapters and a cell phone to purchase.

The 3rd day I was here I went to my college (The University of Rome Tor Vergata). It's one of 3 publicly funded Universities in the city. I was happy to find the school because once I got to my lab, I got internet access. I should be getting internet at home soon so these posts should be more frequent. So to sum up this post, I'm safe and having a good time. I'm planning on going to Munich next weekend to visit my friends Matt and Ellen who recently moved to Germany via the airforce. We're planning on hitting up Oktoberfest (yeah!). So till next time. Ciao!