the marble beneath me is cold, but the fact that i have internet for even a minute is too tempting to move. i've been sitting on my window-sill for a good two hours with a bottle of wine and my itunes on random watching the passers-by below. this is my last night in the bed and breakfast, because tomorrow i depart for my new home with my new family. my new life here in rome for the next eight months.
i make assumptions of the people below my window, some in a hurry for a dinner party, with grocery bags in hand, and others dragging along youngsters trying to get home in one piece. this city is bustling of life and i find myself longing to partake. of course, my current situation is complicated and my lack of funds restricts me from having TOO much fun.
really my problem is that italians don't go anywhere alone. last night i was starving and wanted to relax at a bar drinking a beer and chatting with the people around.
1. bars don't exist here. YES, there are BARS but there are no seats to sit at alone, only tables for 3 or 4.
2. NO ONE goes out alone. this is not an exaggeration. every single restaurant i passed had couples or groups of people dining. this is probably because it's so fucking expensive to dine out here. but none the less, i would stick out as a sore thumb FOR SURE, and i was not about about to attract unwanted attention.
this city is divine. as i stare out my window i can't even put into words the appreciation that i have for being able to be here in this beautiful ancient paradise. if only i had someone to experience it with...
4 comments:
hey carrie, You seem to be getting a little lonely there, maybe once you move in with your new family things will get better! Do they speak English? this family your moving in with? now you know what its like to be a full time Mom..just think, I raised twin boys...how fun that was! Anytime you want to write, Im here, Aunt Kelly.
remember that time that i bought a plane ticket to italy...be there is a flash. no, but honestly, before you know it... sarahp and i will be in those "bars" with you.
you are doing so much and living a life in italy that is glorifying to god. i hope amidst that loneliness and feelings of angst to fit in there...you still see how god has grown you over the past few months...keeping your eyes on things above and not on earthly things. that god is being glorified through you all day long. i know... easier said than done. trust me, im with you.
My dear sister. How I wish that I could be there with you to enjoy these wonders. And my wife showing us up as the "natural born Italian". How much fun that would be! Then we would be the deeply engauged rabble conversing over a bottle of valpolicella, while passersby looked in at us with wonder and envy.
Sometimes you just have to dream. Imagine the wonderful, I try to everyday. I know your birthday is coming up here in a few days. Try to smile, and look at the world around you. Experience the beauty for all that it is on that day. It is the best gift that you will ever recieve. We love you little sister.
Hey carrie Ann, we have snow here!!! up to 10 inches in the mountains! Not here though, wet slush, but then again...snow!? before Halloween!! LOL
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