Wednesday, April 2, 2008

You are in my bed!

So I flew into Rome after 24 hours of travel and very little sleep that whole time. I met two Italian girls on my flight from Madrid to Rome named Erica and Cheti, they taught me the basics of Italian. I was pleased to see how well I could communicate with them with my Spanish background. They were very friendly and helped me get on the train to my hotel. When I got to my hostel I hit the town for some pasta with my new bunk mates. Two girls from So. Carolina and a girl and guy from London. We hit a hole in the wall and I had the best plate of Spaghetti I have ever had in my entire life, or maybe I was just that hungry! Amazing! I had been awake now for 36 hours and was feeling really out of it, which was discouraging cause when Navy Seals train they stay awake for something like 72 hours straight. As much as I like to think I could've been a seal, moments like these let you know just how amazing those guys are. I passed out on my bed only to be awoken by this cell phone all lit up waving around above me in my bed, and some girl speaking french...disoriented? Completely! It took me a second to realize what was going on then she says in english, "You are in my bed." So I roll out of bed and show her my paper that shows that I am actually in the correct bed, did I mention it was 3 AM? She was not convinced and would not leave. So I walked her out to the hallway so as not to wake the other 6 people in my room and in my best French, Italian, Spanish accent I say...."recepcion." We walk three flights of stairs to the front desk only to have the guy say "sorry, our mistake." Why she didn't go to the front desk in the first place is beyond me.

I have only seen Rome so far, just got to Florence and will update more later, I didn't come to Italy to sit in an internet cafe!

6 comments:

Amy said...

So jealous! We would love to be in Italy. I know Chad says ONLY Switzerland. But thats because he has never been to Italy. One day though! Can't wait to read more about the adventure. Stay safe and tell your parents hello from us!

Muranda said...

Now you are in Adam's neck of the woods! You are going to LOVE Italy. I am very jealous...I cried when our plane took off.

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Justin Barker said...

Whats up Andrew- its Justin Barker. Was glad to have found your blog, sounds like you are in the midst of lots of new adventures. Hope all is well- drop me a line when you get a chance, justinbark@yahoo.com.
In Hoc

Justin Barker said...

Whats up Andrew- its Justin Barker. Was glad to have found your blog, sounds like you are in the midst of lots of new adventures. Hope all is well- drop me a line when you get a chance, justinbark@yahoo.com.
In Hoc

The Walker Family said...

Hey andrew...it seems like I'm suddenly seeing you all over the place (okay at least on the web.) First facebook and now your blog. It sounds like you are having a blast!

P.S. I love the "bed" story:-)