Happy April!

Hi everybody, sorry I've been so remiss in writing...things have been pretty much the same here, although I can't complain because I'm in ROME! On Monday I went to the necropolis under St. Peter's Basilica, which was the coolest thing ever. Literally a city of the dead right under the basilica. Below even the grottoes, where the popes are buried. The highlight of the tour was of course seeing the tomb of St. Peter, as well as some bones which may or may not be his, but I've chosen to believe they are his, because that's so much cooler. As I write this, I am sitting at my desk in my new bedroom! I moved in yesterday, and it's great. My computer is right in front of a window, where I can look out the open window because it's a beautiful day, and see...mostly other buildings, but also lemon trees! It's amazing, and in a beautiful residential area called Centocelle, which is pretty far from the center, but it's so peaceful. And my room is huge. Like, legitimately huge. I have a queen-sized bed, and a closet that New Yorkers could only dream of. I can't fill it, it's amazing! The only thing wrong with the room is that it is poorly lit at night, but that doesn't even matter because during the day it's so bright! My roommates are nice, I haven't really spent much time with Natalie, but she is a student from Pennsylvania. Joseph is great, he's from Egypt, and very nice. We have a kitchen, which is small but very functional, and a washing machine but no dryer. People here don't use dryers. Apparently that's a luxury, and it's taken some getting used to, seeing people's clothing and sheets hanging out of windows all over the place. You can learn a lot about people from their clothes. For example, I can tell that the lady across the way and two floors up is kind of hefty because there are a couple of voluminous undershirts hanging out the window...better than her knickers, I guess!!! The job hunt is still pretty stagnant, I still have the part-time job, and apply for everything that I can, but nothing seems to be coming back. Just have to keep my chin up and hope something comes along! Hope everyone's enjoying good weather everywhere and Happy Easter! The picture is of my desk and window!