First Day in Perugia
Wow, this city is pretty damn cool. Took the train tuesday morning north to Perugia and then a bus to the University. Luckily, a prof from Victoria who was here with some students came to my help. She took my registration in and found me some housing - basically saved me several hours worth of waiting in line and talking to people.
I actually felt kind of bad at the housing office. There's people waiting there for hours, with these really sad and tired looks on their face. Then I walk into the back room and sign some papers for accomodation I just got (the people in line already did all the registration and paperwork, but had to pay, get maps, etc) and walk out. It took about an hour for me. This is the efficiency of the Italian system.
I have two roomates right now, but will possibly get one more. And it's great - I'm in a double room, and my roommate is German, and speaks very little english. So the best way for us to communicate is in Italian! Crazy. It's even better in the classroom. Today for one of my classes I sat beside a Polish Priest. His english was non-existant, and we're both trying to learn Italian and communicate to each other. Pretty damn cool. Sure beats class at the U of C.
Pictures are coming later tonight. I'll put them where they belong in each post, and take you on a quick tour of my apartment.
I actually felt kind of bad at the housing office. There's people waiting there for hours, with these really sad and tired looks on their face. Then I walk into the back room and sign some papers for accomodation I just got (the people in line already did all the registration and paperwork, but had to pay, get maps, etc) and walk out. It took about an hour for me. This is the efficiency of the Italian system.
I have two roomates right now, but will possibly get one more. And it's great - I'm in a double room, and my roommate is German, and speaks very little english. So the best way for us to communicate is in Italian! Crazy. It's even better in the classroom. Today for one of my classes I sat beside a Polish Priest. His english was non-existant, and we're both trying to learn Italian and communicate to each other. Pretty damn cool. Sure beats class at the U of C.
Pictures are coming later tonight. I'll put them where they belong in each post, and take you on a quick tour of my apartment.
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I used to live in Perugia in 1999 - in a month or two, the city will host a world conference on chocolate and il centro will be full of sweets, chocolates and caramels on displays.
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