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| spartan tradition |
- reluctantly woke up at 7:30 and got ready. this morning wasn't as bad as usual, however, because our final class trip for this course was ostia antiqua and the beach!
- met outside the pyramide metro station at 9 and took the train out to ostia antiqua
- tour of ostia antiqua, the ancient roman port, with our guest speaker from monday. it was quite interesting, and the ruins were well preserved. after pompei, however, i wasn't particularly inspired. it was still fun to walk around though, especially since our guide read passages from ancient literature which really brought the place to life! plus, tobin craig brought his wife and kids with him and they are so adorable! conrad is 4, clara is 2 and a half, and maxim is 9 months. they all have these beautiful huge blue eyes and sandy colored hair... they are literally perfect.
- took the train 2 more stops to lido centrale, aka the beach!
- got lunch at a pizzeria right by the water with andrew, mike, brian, caryn, kari, brad and amanda
- went to the beach, laid out on the sand, read livy book 7, played in the water, drank some drinks (lovin the tequila sunrise), soaked up the sun, and hung out with chris, alex, breanne, sarah, andrew, mike, brian, caryn, kari, brad and amanda... it was wondefully relaxingly (yet also tiringly, silly sunshine!) perfect.
- got mcflurries and fries from the mcdonald's near the beach before catching the train home
- phillip passed out on the train ride home and it was hilarious. he had a cigarette hanging out of his mouth and he kept leaning over towards brad who was just not trying to have it at all. then he started sleeping on brian, still with the cigarette in his mouth, so brian began sticking his cigarettes in his ears and nose... it was quite juvenile, but absolutely hilarious for everyone including the old italian couple next to us. on the bus back to our apartments mike had no idea what phillip had done and apologized profusely to everyone
- stumbled into the shower, made dinner for caryn and i, brushed my teeth, and crashed into bed to watch the ugly truth and talk to greg before i passed out into an exhausted, sun kissed coma.
