Getting ready for Roma!

I’ll be in Rome from May 28 until July 13. I can’t believe I’m leaving in 2 days. I’m still worn out from exams and the write-on competition. I’m trying to get everything ready to go but it’s been a bit of a pain. I should have ordered a lot of stuff online earlier because I’ve had to pay extra shipping charges to get things here on time. Memorial Day weekend was great but everything was closed on Monday, so that threw off a couple of deliveries. I won’t be getting my contacts or microSD card for my cellphone in time. Oh well. I’m crossing my fingers for my Eurail pass and plug converter set to arrive by tomorrow.

I’ll be living here: (My mailing address is different, so don’t try to mail anything here. Email me if you want that address.)

Residence Medaglie d’Oro

Viale Medaglie d’Oro, 73

00136 Rome, Italy

The residence is a hotel/dorm. I’ll be living in a triple with students I don’t know, so that will take some getting used to. The residence is right next to the Vatican and about 40 minutes away from the main campus by foot. The school is in the Villa Caproni on the Tiber River . The first thing I’m going to do is buy a cheap bicycle.

I’ll be taking two courses: "Intellectual Property and the Internet" and "International Business Law." The classes are from 9-10:10am and 1-2:10pm. The classes are Monday through Friday, but some Fridays we are going on field trips. The first weekend, we’re going to Titignano for a welcome dinner. On the 5th, we’re going to Pompeii . I might try to go to Capri that weekend, since we will be close. The other field trip is up in the air right now- I’m not sure where we are going yet. There is an Internet Law & Music conference going on that we might go to.

I’m not sure where I want to visit yet. I haven’t had time to plan out where I want to go or when. I was listening to podcasts to learn Italian but that got put to the wayside during the weeks leading up to exams. So basically, I’m flying by the seat of my pants on this trip. I haven’t even packed yet! Ack.

I’m still figuring out the cheapest/most convenient way to contact me by phone, so I’ll update when I figure that out.