Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Wintertime and Friends

Yep, it’s broken. I got x-rays last week and my dumb; newb snowboarding-ass fractured my wrist. Now, I gotta have this cast on for awhole friggin’ month.

It snowed for a day last week and I had the most amazing time! For starters, I’ve never been in weather where snow falls ‘n dem little flakes, raining as if from heav’n. I had THE most fun with Freddie throwing snowballs out our apartment window / from the terrace at innocent bystander’s walking/cycling/driving by (see video below :p). We even made huge snowman-sized snowballs and lobbed them at people’s feet.

I’m having a blast playing football (soccer) and partying with ma’ homies Paltro and Diddy, Ricio, Baffo, Chiugia and all the others at Flammery, Teatro, etc. etc. Eugenia (Mamma Benatti or, Mamma Lion as I call her) doesn’t want me to play football due to my wrist, but football requires only the feet and head, eh? So, I’m playing anyway (secretly sneaking away after dinner to be picked up by Paltro).

I met my two really good friends, Paltro & Diddy; through two girls named Francesca & Natasha- I owe my whole social life to these three wonderful girls. They are so sweet. Shit, I am having so much fun… I wish my Italian was better but I’m studying all the more and I often wish I could stay here permanently. But then again, I may come back. Paltro connected me with the boss of Flammery, who said that I could work as a bartender if I ever wanna come back. Talk is cheap, but you never know…

The 6th of January was La Befana ‘The Witch Holiday’ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Befana) and the last somewhat Christmas-related holiday in Italy until Passover (so many). For La Befana we went to a bar, le Monelle, where a sexy-witch dressed in lingerie gave out kisses and candy; it was a good day! ;p

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