Just had a total fail at the supermercato: my total came to 9,81, and I wanted to pay with my last two "food stamps" (the meal vouchers that we get 60E worth of a week). However, the food stamps are each 5E, and the cashier lady tried to explain to me that I would need to bring the total over 10E and cover the rest with cash so that the 0,19 wouldn't be her responsibility. I understood her decently well, but was at a total loss for words how to explain that I only had about 2E cash on me at the time. So I ended up buying a Twix (I needed a moment) and bringing it to about 10,60. Lesson learned: carry at least 5E cash at all times, and make sure to warm up my Italian before going out. On the bright side, I got NUTELLA! It's in a glass jar, which just makes it that much more awesome.
Last night, a group of us went out to a restaurant somewhere in the area around the Trevi Fountain that had 40 or 50 different types of spaghetti. The choices were overwhelming, but I ended up getting spaghetti Tirolesi, which had mushrooms, speck, mozzarella, and olive oil. It was probably the best pasta I've ever had. My favorite thing so far about the food in Italy is that the pasta is always cooked perfectly al dente! Definitely going to go there again, maybe for lunch (when they accept the meal vouchers).
Yesterday, a group of us took a train from Roma to S. Martinella. Although it was on the cool side, I went for a swim in the Tyrrhenian Sea! The water was very salty and made it easy to float. So now I can say I've been in the Mediterranean. Totally worth the train ride (4,60 each way) and fee for the beach (10E between three of us).
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