Viale Di Trastevere

Throughout the summer we've been spending most of our time on Viale di Trastevere. It has become a main road for us to get to class every single day. Today, Thursday June 19th, we decided that instead of cooking for our meals (like we normally do) we would go out to eat. Dom, Brian, Cole, Kevin and myself found a nice little restaurant behind Santa Maria in Trastevere. They had an amazing special for lunch, so we couldn't pass it up. For a mere 10 Euro you got your choice of a drink (Coke, beer, wine, or water), bruchetta, pizza or pasta, and a cappuccino. It was a great meal! Speaking of Trastevere and food, the cafe next to our apartment is now under new ownership. The gentleman that owned it before did not seem to run it well, and it was rarely busy. Now, every time I go in there it is jammed with people all yelling for what they want to eat and drink. The food is just as good as the coffee! They know we're Americans (not sure how...just kidding) so they attempt to talk English to us. They asked us if we were from Texas because we had "Texas accents." We said no and asked why our accents sounded like that of Texas. They just said that they, unlike us, cannot tell the difference in American accents so they just named an accent they knew. It was quite funny. Also, I think it's great that we are in their country and we are trying to speak their language and they are trying to speak ours. It has led to a few mishaps. The most recent mishap we found is that if you order two drinks (one for you and one for a friend) and intend on splitting the bill at the cash register, they do not understand it. If you order them, you pay for them. It wasn't a huge deal as we explained to them that in America that is how it works. They said it was fine and split the mere 2 Euro bill for us. I am looking forward to going home next week, but it is the little things like this that I will miss. Trastevere sure has been good to me and my four roommates this summer!