Monday, April 18, 2011

Day 56-Rome-Monday-3/28/11

                                    "I'm a Big Girl Now"-Traveled alone and I'm ALIVE!!!

     Woke up at 5:00am this morning to head back to Rome.  I was pretty nervous because I had to make the first metro and first bus to the airport in order to be on time and I was all by myself.  I kept trying to reassure myself when I left the hostel at 5:20am that it will probably just be the early morning workers on the street.  Wrong.  So very wrong.  I forgot that bars here close at 4am so instead, I was on the street and in the metro with the drunks waiting to catch the first metro home.  Scary, yes, very much.

     I kept to myself in the metro and there was an old couple down there so I hovered near them.  Some guy tried calling out at me and I just ignored him.  I just prayed I would make it home safely and I did :)  I made it to the metro and bus and was early to the airport so I had time to grab some breakfast.  Plus, I was one of the first people on the plane and got to sit right up front which was a nice change from being in the back! 

     It was scary traveling by myself and I hope I don't have to do that again, at least not in Europe, but I made it safely and now I know I can do it, if need be.  Anyways, I slept on the flight home and bused back from the airport to the train station near my place, then walked back home.  I was still exhausted from traveling so I took a nap and by the time I woke up it was getting to be dinner time.

     I headed out to the grocery store to get something to make for dinner.  I decided to make bacon pasta and veggies.  It was really good :)  After dinner I watched some TV and just hung out at the apartment.  It was weird being here all alone since my roommates were all gone on spring break, but I didn't mind it because I knew my mom and Gerry were coming bright and early in the morning :)  I went to bed kind of late, but it was worth it because I was able to catch up with some of my friends at home.

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