Central College Abroad

I have been unable to post every week as I am required since I lack internet and am unwilling to pay the money at the internet cafe.  However, I just recently discovered that a local Irish pub has free internet to all paying customers!  Rather than having to pay while staying there, they attract more people by offering the WiFi for free.  Seems like these Irish guys could teach the Spanish a little about good business tactics…

This week I returned from my trip to attend classes.  A bit of advice for any travelers…do not stay in Milan, Italy for more than a day.  You can see everything there is to see in that city in one day.  Just make sure that day is not a Monday because the entire city is closed down.  Also, I have a little against Milan because there is a lot of fine print that rips you off!  Who would have thought that just sitting down at a table in Milan costs 2 euros…even if you don’t eat anything.  Also, make sure you watch them cook the pasta.  In Milan, they tend to be a fan of serving microwaved pasta.  Personally, I had better pasta in Paris than I did Milan which completely confounds me…  However, if you do visit make sure to journey to Luini’s Bakery and sample the panzerotti!  This incredible sandwich made getting ripped off, insulted, and shoved by the greedy Italians totally worth it.

Back tracking a little bit let me talk about Paris.  Right next to our hotel was an open air market with fresh fruit that was really cheap.  It got even cheaper when a girl accompanied me, because in a manner of flirting the fruit vendors would greatly discount their wares for her .  Everyone speaks of the French being very rude to Americans, but I encountered almost the opposite.  All the French that I encountered were extremely friendly even after they uncovered that we were American.  If anything the stereotype should be that Italians are the rude ones.  Personally, I cannot say enough good things about the trip to Paris.

Well, I have completed my duty and now I shall return to talking to friends and drinking Guinness and watching an Irish Jig.