First Saturday night in Rome, which obviously means that it gets crowded. It kind of reminds me of State College on a football weekend, just add a lot more people! I say this because it's an influx of people into a specific area for a specific reason, in this case tourism. Anyways, I had to make the trek down to the classroom tonight to fix a scheduling issue for the second summer session, which I did (no worries mom and dad). As I was walking, Viale de Trastevere was bustling! Suddenly, it seemed like more street vendors decided to open up for the weekend. Everywhere I walked, something was being cooked and the whole road smelled fantastic! I did notice something that bothered me from day one, and still did tonight. I keep catching the locals staring at me and I don't mean a simple glance. I am talking that they look at me as we approach, then they turn their head as I pass and give that last little glance to make sure I know they are watching. Of course, after I noticed this the first time I started looking back to see how often it happens. This has led to a few unfortunate "eye-meetings" and a very sincere "grazie" from me. I guess that's what you get when they know that you are an American. Also, this comes along with the territory that we are in. Trastevere is, as a few guidebooks point out, the non-tourist part of Rome. This makes it all the more interesting for Brian, Dom, Cole, Jared and myself. We are living among the locals, and we couldn't be happier!
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