Its pretty incredible...

that not one time, ONE TIME, have I gone to my daily cafe and been able to fully enjoy the sun, the view, and some moments to myself to think and sip on a warm drink.

Why?

Because instead of people being able to enjoy their lives and talk about good things, I have to eavesdrop on the Americans (and by eavesdrop I mean sitting tables away from them minding my own business, but their loud ignorant voices seep into my ears.)

The average eavesdropping is targeted to the young college americans that go to John Cabot University (which is the university somewhat near this cafe.) You want to know what I have to hear every single day from these 19, 20, 21 year old self-centered, "finally am free of my parents" yet "going to act like this is my normal partying life" kids... a bunch of absolute nonsense.

They usually come in groups of three girls, taking a break from class. Possibly a boy is thrown in the mix, which really spices it up because the girls try to sounds even more badass with their stories. I would quote word by word conversations I hear but honestly they are so repetitive that I can sum it up in a few categories:  (each category taking up about 20 minutes of the conversation)

-how hungover they are
-how crazy it got last night
-how late they got home, because they "don't even go out until like 11:30"
-how white and out of shape they feel
-what they drank last night, and how they got shots for free
-how lame or weird one of their roommates are (as they talk a a buncha detailed crap on that roommate, who is probably a nice girl)
-where they are going to go tonight for happy hour
-where they are planning their next weekend trip and who they shouldn't invite out of the group of girls

No joke.

Yesterday's was actually a new one (two girls & one guy), I got the privilege of hearing how one of the girls was gonna do oxycotton last night but they other friend just wanted to get high and smoke, so they're just going to do some oxycotton tonight instead..... ? And the boy just casually laughs and agrees. These girls were 20 years old, dragged out everyword causing their voices to sound even more annoying, and looked like average brunette east-coasters.

Todays was wonderful as well. Again it was two girls from Massachusetts and a boy from New York. Ranting about how crazy parties get in New York as they try to top eachothers party stories. How he "loves tobacco" but "he knows, he knows, it bad" as he laughs. How the one girl would rather just smoke weed instead of tabacco as the other girl vents about when she is desperate for weed and no one else has some, then she'll call that annoying boy in her class.

I mean really its ridiculous. I have yet to go their one day and eavesdrop on a nice conversation. I am actually anticipating it because at this point I'm not sure it is going to happen. But I have hope that there is actually cool, sweet, nice girls from America that have positive things to talk about. PLEASE let there be, I'll have hope in mankind again. If getting out the country to study abroad isn't a time to grow up a little / mature for these people, then I don't know what is.


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On a better note, I went on my first run in Rome today.
Wow it was wonderful. I ran along the Tiber river, which is below the street level. You walk down the steps and you can run along the bike trails which goes under the bridges, and all along the river, its quite beautiful. After the run I sat on the ledge dangling my feet over the water, let the sun soak my face, and watched the birds soar in groups over the water. MMM now those are some things to feel good about!

I already posted this picture a couple weeks ago, but posting it again to show where I ran along the Tiber River. Also this was taken at sunset so the lighting is much different then it is during the morning. But you get the gist! :)