bella roma!

Wow. This is the building I’ll be studying in at the UW’s Rome Center. Two-and-a-half more weeks and counting….

End o’ Day at the Campo, originally uploaded by callieo!. The Campo de’ Fiori is a logistics wonder, I think. It’s a bustling fresh food market in the mornings, with set up starting at 7:00a or so. At around 3:00p, after the vendors have cleared out, the

Shoes!, originally uploaded by callieo!. I wanted to buy these shoes, but thought I’d take pictures of them instead. I don’t have any room in my suitcase, and I already have a pair very similar, anyway….

Affogato, originally uploaded by callieo!. Tre Scalini at the Piazza Navona. My last made-in-Italy affogato. Waaaaah!

Fiori, originally uploaded by callieo!. So, my last two days in Rome were spent just basically bumming around my favorite spots, taking lots and lots of pictures; I didn’t have the mental capacity for any more museums and would have loved to have gone to Richard Meier’s Jubilee

In costume at the Vatican., originally uploaded by callieo!. Alora, va bene. The Swiss Guard, whom I saw when I went to St. Peter’s Basilica yesterday. Unfortunately, because I had forgotten to bring a scarf to cover my shoulders with, I wasn’t allowed in (although I did get

Our balcony., originally uploaded by callieo!. Is it dry yet? This is a shot from our apartment balcony – Via del Governo Vecchio 34. Anyway, the washing machine is in that little closet. It takes forever to wash clothes. Like two hours for one full cycle! Crazy.

Chang-Noce and Chang-Lush, originally uploaded by callieo!. Me and Chang-Ling, all dressed up at the studio, with *lots* of places to go!

The Pio., originally uploaded by callieo!. The exterior of the Palazzo Pio, or Pio as we’ve coming to affectionately call it. Although as I’m posting these, it’s empty. 🙁 All the design students have gone home except for me and Liz. She leaves early tomorrow morning and I