Thought I'd update on my past two weekends! On October 9th, our group went to a mozzarella farm outside of Rome! It was just a day trip, so we spent all of Saturday touring around the farm and leaning how mozzarella is made. It was so weird to walk into this factory-like building and see random balls of mozzarella casually floating in a mysterious liquid. We later found out that this liquid is a salt mixture; when mozzarella is first made it is completely fresh, free of any flavoring. But makers of this delicacy know, of course, that consumers today need that salty taste for any cheese they are even thinking for buying. So, the mozzarella remains suspended in salt water for a few days until ready to ship. Along the way, we got to see the female buffalo that create the cheese, as well as all the babies!!! This one was my favorite...
We then proceeded to eat a delicious lunch: first course was different meats and cheeses, and potato patties, second course was lasagna, third course was pork, and for dessert... yogurt made out of buffalo milk and ricotta cheese and honey! The latter was definitely my favorite; I may have to bring that amazing combo back to Loyola in January, my friends WILL thank me I'm sure.
This past Saturday, Jackie, Rach and I went to visit our friends Ericka and Meaghan in Florence! We went inside the famous Duomo, climbed the 400+ stairs up the belltower (or "campanile", thank you Liturgy class), and had excellent food at Za Za's. I had linguine with a creamy mushroom sauce, it was delectable to say the least. We got to experience some of the nightlife in Firenze as well; we all went to a cafe where many American students studying abroad go before they go out to the clubs. We called it an early night, and so the three of us went back to our hostel to sleep, which was an experience in itself; I've never stayed in a hostel, and after this one, let's just say I wish I had just brought my entire bed with me, and maybe a suit of armor to wear in that bathroom. EW. Needless to say, it was a sporadic adventure and I'm so happy we got to explore Florence with our friends from school.
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| (Jackie - pictured right - made me do this) On the Ponte Vecchio! |
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| Duomo |
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| Together again! |
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| Bell tower we climbed! |
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| Amazing street artist sketching Mary |
Tomorrow a bunch of us jet off to Dublin, Paris, and Barcelona until November 3rd for fall break! I will try and update when I can, or I may just have to wait until I get back to Rome, because I am not bringing my computer. I'm so excited! AND tomorrow is our last day of Italian!? I don't know how that's possible, because I can't believe it's been almost two months already. Okay, buona notte!
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