Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Today is the 22nd birthday of my lovely roommate, Caroline. It also just so happens to be the date of the first Erasmus get-together (Erasmus is a group that plans parties and activities for study abroad students from all over the world).
Tonight's event was an aperitivo at a local bar where we set out to meet non-Americans. When I finally got up the courage to introduce myself to a group of strangers, I (of course) picked the one group at the bar who was not a part of Erasmus, but just three guys from Switzerland in Siena for two weeks. The conversation was going fine until one of them insisted that my English major was a joke and his telecommunications major had been much more difficult. He shut up when I asked him for a Kantean perspective on Dante's Inferno. (I've never actually sat down to consider what Kant would have thought about the Comedy, but I've found that when you throw out words like "Kantean," people assume you know what you're talking about.)
After a little alcohol and even less food, (the pizzas they offered were gone before they hit the table) we set out for Caroline's favorite Gelateria right off the Compo where I had a mediocre scoop of "fior di latte" alongside an exceptional tiramisu. Tomorrow morning many of us have our first quiz, so it was an early (but fun) night for all.
Happy birthday, Caroline!!
Today is the 22nd birthday of my lovely roommate, Caroline. It also just so happens to be the date of the first Erasmus get-together (Erasmus is a group that plans parties and activities for study abroad students from all over the world).
Tonight's event was an aperitivo at a local bar where we set out to meet non-Americans. When I finally got up the courage to introduce myself to a group of strangers, I (of course) picked the one group at the bar who was not a part of Erasmus, but just three guys from Switzerland in Siena for two weeks. The conversation was going fine until one of them insisted that my English major was a joke and his telecommunications major had been much more difficult. He shut up when I asked him for a Kantean perspective on Dante's Inferno. (I've never actually sat down to consider what Kant would have thought about the Comedy, but I've found that when you throw out words like "Kantean," people assume you know what you're talking about.)
After a little alcohol and even less food, (the pizzas they offered were gone before they hit the table) we set out for Caroline's favorite Gelateria right off the Compo where I had a mediocre scoop of "fior di latte" alongside an exceptional tiramisu. Tomorrow morning many of us have our first quiz, so it was an early (but fun) night for all.
Happy birthday, Caroline!!
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