Timber!!!

Well, my first full day in Rome started out very interestingly. I went to mass at 7:30am and surprisingly I could follow everything that was said except the homily. I could only pick out a word or two here and there. I remember looking at the altar and nuns and thinking how beautifully they were singing. And then all of a sudden I see the pew rushing toward me. I FAINTED!!!!! An elderly and probably the most frail nun had to help me outside to get some fresh air. I can't believe I fainted. After mass the nuns gave me a nice breakfast of bread, butter and jam, juice and cafe. Sr. Patricia checked on me later. After a little rest I set out to find a grocery store and walk to my school. It took me ~1 hour to walk to and find my school but only ~25 minutes to walk back. I found a grocery store around the corner and many little shops and bancomat (ATM) but everything was closed. I was hungry and needed to eat so I was forced to get some.....you guessed it.....gelato(ice cream)! Two big scoops of limone (lemon) and fragola (strawberry). I walked home and sat in the courtyard and watched a nun water the flowers. On my walk today I did learn one thing....Italian men may not know a lot of English but they do know one word...."boyfriend"...as in do you have a boyfriend??