Farm in Italy=Heaven

Hello from Rome, Day number four!

I skipped out on writing yesterday just because I was a bit tired from all that we have been doing and lack of sleep, so I apologize for choosing to nap over blogging.

Yesterday was quite a day! Thanks to my roommate Grace, she enthusiastically pushed Jori and I to get out of bed at 7 in the morning after going to sleep a bit later than bed time should be. Thank you Grace, because yes I really would have regretted not going on the amazing adventure that we did.
The SAI bus first drove us down the windy roads of Rome to the ancient port city of Ostia Antica, where we met our tour guide SONJA! (I am not sure if she spelled it with a J but lets just pretend and assume). We walked all over the ancient city seeing the gorgeous mosaic floors, intricate fresco paintings, baths and "offices" that still remain. It was our first tour of one of the many ancient ruins we have to see during our time here. After Ostia, we hopped back on the bus to go to lunch on a "farm" Well SAI, you really did not prepare us for the unbelievable experience we were about to have. I personally imagined a barn, all of us sitting at bench tables, and going through a buffet line to receive our lunches. This was FAR from what we were so lucky to enjoy. We arrived to a picturesque vineyard like farm, very green, very hilly with vine covered brick houses and buildings, SO PRETTY I CANNOT EXPRESS. We sat down in this huge room with windows looking out to the amazing view, filled with round, yellow cloth covered tables. We enjoyed our delicious meal with great company, Oliver and a few of his roomies. There were 7 courses! 7! And they were all served to us. The courses ranged from, bread and cheese, pasta, chicken to an apple tart for dessert. WOW mama mia! SAI really treated us well yesterday! Afterwards we toured the farm and it was truly a site to see, the weather was beautiful and sunny, and it was just a great day to be in Roma.
The night was another eventful night, after eating a meal filled with wine and great italian food at a restaurant called Tony's. It was another late evening, but we woke up again this morning to attend another orientation for school. Classes start Monday and it will be nice to start a routine. There is so much more to see, and I want to do it all at once, but it will all come in due time slowly. Keep you posted on what is to come! Caio!