Roman Holiday! Minus Gregory Peck...

The past week I went to Rome for six days. It was a great time and really nice to get out of London for a bit. I flew out on Monday and just walked a bit around when I got there. As I was there I got a text message from my flat mate that our shower had leaked into our land ladies shop below us. It just seemed like karma coming back against her cause she is really dodgy. That day I had lunch at a really nice little mom and pop restaurant and they were so cute and they were really cute. I walked around a bit and ended up at the colosseum it was great it was night and it looked amazing. On Tuesday I went on a double decker open top bus tour. It was nice and I definitely saw different parts of Rome then I had seen before. I walked around for a bit and went to the Vatican. I went to get a ticket to attend the Papal Audience. After that I went to the Vatican museum and spent time walking around. I was able to see the Sistenth Chapel which is amazing. From there I went back to my hostel and read for a bit. I went to dinner at a place by my hostel. It was nice and I was given free champagne which always makes it better. I went back and talked with some girls from my hostel for a bit. 

On Wednesdays and is free to attend. It was interesting the Pope came out in the pope mobile and he was driven around and waved to the crowd. He spoke and there were different cardinals who spoke different languages, it was interesting just to be there. I obviously only understood parts of it. After I walked around a bit and ended up at Piazza Navona and sat for a while in the sun and had really great tirmasu. I walked on and went to Pathenon. I ended up at the colosseum and took the metro back to my hostel. I went back and had dinner at a place by my hostel and hung out in the bar with some girls from my hostel. 

    On Thursday I Went to a gallery in a park. It was a great place and the building and art were so great. I walked around the park for a while and enjoyed it. I ended up at this lookout with and amazing view of the city. I ended up at the Spanish steps and hung out a while and went in to all the high end shops that are around. I was followed in Chanel because I apparently look like I steal! I hung out and had dinner with the girls from my room. 

   On Friday  I went back to the Vatican and went up into the Dome. I walked up it all 500 some stairs. It sucked and was hard but I am happy I did it. I jung out up there and sat in the sun. I walked around from there and when to some new areas that my book suggested. It was really nice a different part of Rome that was not overly touristy. I went to dinner with the girls from my room again.  On Saturday  I went in a few shops and then had to catch a bus to take me to the airport. It was a great trip and really relaxing. 

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Four months into it.

This past week I have been at a special needs school. I have been in the same room the whole week and it has been a very great learning experience. Every day there is somethings new, from not being given any lessons for the day, or from having a kid throw a chair because he did not like being asked why he was leaving the room. This weekend I went to Portebello market with my flat-mate Kate. It was full of lots of people and tons of tourists. It was still fun though. I leave for Rome tomorrow and am really excited.  I have not left London since Christmas time and it feels like forever. I will be there for five days and want to just walk around, eat a lot and drink nice Italian wine. This pictures are from the market that I went to yesterday. Hope everyone is well, lots of love. 

Why does snow have to melt?

On Wednesday most of the snow was gone and all forms of transportation were running again. I  went to a school that I have been in a lot. It was a nice day and went fine. On Thursday and Friday I was at a Special needs school that I just love. They were good days, the kids are all great and the staff is really friendly. On Friday we all went out to a pub then came home and played Wii. On Saturday I went to Burogh Market. It is a food market that sells the most amazing stuff. It is so nice to walk around in and sample all the great things. I had lunch there and got a great Germany sausage with sour kraut , mustered and ketchup. It was really good. I went home and spent the night watching movies with my flat mates. On Sunday I went to a great book store. Half the store is just travel books. I spent so much time there looking at books and taking photos of the books so I can try and find them at the bookstore. I am trying not to buy books, which for those who know me is incredibly difficult. I am trying to save money witch is also incredibly hard for me but I just do not want to have the mail them home when I leave here. I found great books to look for at the library. Across the street from the book shop is this great mexican food. Finally good mexican food, I have tried some places and just could not find a good one so I am really happy to have found this place.  Not a lot going on right now I leave for Rome a week from Monday and am excited for that. I hope everyone does well and had a nice weekend. lots of love ang

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The Most Snow in 18 YEARS!

On Sunday night it started to snow really hard and was actually sticking to the ground. That night my self and two of my flat mates went for a walk in the snow at the park across the street. It was so great to look at and I just felt like a kid hoping for a snow day. That night while I slept I would wake up every once and a while and check to see if it was still snowing. It was great when it was and I just kept hoping for a snow day. In the morning the city was blanketed in snow that was ankle deep. There were no buses running and all but one of the tube lines were down. No one really understands why the tube would shut down since it was underground but it did. I did not work that day most of the schools were closed and no one could go anywhere. I went for a walk and took lots of pictures. It was nice to see all the people out playing in it, it made me feel like a kid. It was so great, I wanted to get into the city to take pictures of Big Ben in the snow but it would have taken about 2 hours to walk each way. So I decided against that! I went and got coffee with my flat mate Kate and then went to the store and got things to bake and make beef stew. We went home watched movies and baked. It felt like christmas.  By the afternoon the buses were running again and some tube lines were running. 

    On Tuesday I got up and checked and my tube line was still closed. So if I were to leave I would have to take a bus to get to different tube stops. I tried my agency a couple of times and no one answered so I assumed that there would be no work that day. I spent the day in the flat hanging out and being lazy. I made it to starbucks and read a little. I ended up taking a nap which was the hight of my laziness.  I have work for tomorrow and hope that all the lines will be open and I will be able to get to the school. 

Fun Weekend!

I worked everyday this week and Friday was a crap day so I was happy to have the week over. On Friday night we went to a pub for dinner. Marsela my flat-mate got engaged on Friday night so that was exciting. ON Saturday I went out to Stonehenge for a half day tour. It was good to see, it is something that I wanted to see, so it was great. It was not as great as I had thought it would be. They have a rope all around it and there is a major motor way going right by it. It was nice to see it and to see more area around England. Saturday night we went to a pub for dinner and hung out for a while to celebrate Marcela engagement. We ended up going to a club after that was a little sketch. One of the funniest things was on our way home we wanted food, so we had our cab go to McDonalds. So we had to wait in line as the fair kept getting higher and higher. Nice conversations with the other people in line at McDonalds at 2 in the morning. It was just funny, cause every one was dressed up but wanting burgers. It was a good weekend !