FRIENDS FROM HOMA IN ROMA (spring break from hell)

Cassie, Bre, and Kylie.

Three awesome girl friends from UW-La Crosse decided to spend their Spring Break in Italia. They secretly stayed at our apartment (living conditions were difficult but I'll get to that). Cassie, Bre, and Kylie went for a day trip in Florence on Tuesday and went to Seranto for two days-enjoying the beauty, and hating the unclear tourist traps.

Me, Bre, Kylie

The girls arrived at the termini from the FCO airport on a Saturday. Libby and I picked them up and on our way doing so we 1) Saw our London friend from the Budapest's hostel. 2) Got a call from them via pay phone because they were concerned we weren't going to show up.
After the hugs, we brought them back to our apartment and they found out their first bad news of the trip. The pay phone they used required an option of credit cards. Using them, they were scammed $70 and $50 when calling my Italian phone. That night we went to Miscellanea Pub for a €15 special of all you can drink wine, aperitivo, pasta, pizza, dessert, and dessert wine. We recapped on everything we have missed out on while studying across seas.

After dinner, we went to AfroJack- a 'house music' concert where DJ's play there mixes. It was a whole new experience for all of us, and well worth it! Tickets for these kind of shows are usually $60-$250 in the states (Miami) but we were able to get them for €28. 

Nicole, Casse, Libby

AfroJack

Because it was Midterm week for AUR, The three girls did their own site seeing and day-trips. Sunday morning, we woke up and showed them the Portese Market. Monday night they pretended they were part of AUR, and I took them to a ResGrad's cooking lesson for a free dinner. Tuesday the girls experienced their second tourist blooper: Not validating their ticket on the train to Florence. It is usually a €50 fee per person but the girls were able to split that fee. Now they know for next time...? No sleep, jet legged, and feeling a bit 'ripped off,' the girls shared our bed, and made some on the floor. 

Push and shoved our way to FRONT ROW!

Libby and I packed up for Spring Break while the girls packed up for their exciting 3-day Almafi Coast trip. However, it wasn't too exciting to hear from them in Paris. Apparently they rented scooters (one single, one double), hit a rock pile, and flew- denting up the Vespa, and bleeding everywhere. Kylie had to go to a hospital where they knew no English, getting a few stitches in her ankle. The scooter guy ripped them off, having Bre and Kylie both pay €900 for the scooter. 

When they got back in the states, Cassie found out her carry-on with her laptop, and most of her souvenirs got stolen on the plane. Kylie got her stitches taken out at the Health Center in La Crosse and found out her ankle was super infected. 

Through the unnecessary losses, the three girls still managed on having a great time (at least, that's what they tell us), and don't regret spending their spring break in Italy...except for making a phone call, not validating their tickets, riding/renting scooters, and so on.