il uomo con i fiori

So last night was my last night in the convent.  I had a great job interview today so I shall be starting soon I suppose…I don’t actually know – they said they would call in a few days to talk specifics.  

I wanted to savor all that this little neighborhood had to offer.  I haven’t actually experienced much of it – but I wanted to go out for a pizza at this famous pizzeria and have a gelato at my favorite gelato place, very close to the Pantheon.  So I sat with my prosciutto, mozzerella, onion, and egg pizza,  and a ½ a liter of wine for a good hour.  I probably looked like an idiot sitting by myself and smiling – but I couldn’t stop smiling!  I don’t know why but I was just so encompassed in the evening that I had to smile.  This cute couple sat next to me – they were probably weirded out.

After dinner I went to the Pantheon to get my favorite gelato (croichele di pistachio e ricotta con ficchi)  and I heard this BEAUTIFUL singing.  There was a tenor singing opera arias in the piazza.  There was a crowd around him and all of the people at the restaurants nearby were watching as well.  So I went and got my gelato and came back to listen for a little while.  After he finished I went up to him and told him he had a beautiful voice and I myself was a classical singer (in Italian – everyone always asks me if I talk in English or Italian here…most often it’s Italian).  He told me to sing an Italian duet with him!  I said, “No, No, I don’t know any Italian duets!”  and he said to wait until he finished.  So I waited and watched a nearby mime (hilarious.) and Antonio (the singer) came over and gave me flowers.  So after he finished he walked me home and we chatted about music, etc… so now I have three roses and a smile that won’t go away – Rome is fab.