My final night in town, a few of my classmates joined me at a restaurant near my apartment, Temp e Feugo. Good Genovese menu with very welcoming staff and waiters. Genova proved a great place to stay and learn, with nice people, lots of things to see and do, and of course good food!

After saying goodbye to my host, Adriana, I took the train from Genova to Rome yesterday afternoon. Really enjoyed my time at the school, A Door into Italy. I feel like I learned, or perhaps relearned, a good bit of Italian and feel comfortable when trying to communicate. Just don’t ask me to talk about anything in depth!

The train trip was blissfully uneventful and arrived at the Rome Termini Station—seemingly with half of Italy. Despite the powers that be (incomprehensible signage and blocked exits) I was able to find a taxi. Friendly taxi driver and after a 20 minute ride, was greeted at the front door by my friends. And so our new adventure begins. There is no better way to start than with a dinner with friends.

Dinner at the the restaurant which is literally 20 feet from the front door of our Apartment. Left to right: Kat, Tom, Larry, Carole, Bob, Jennifer, Steve, Mart. Everyone liked what they got and getting back to our place was a charm!

Google today shared a picture of our 2018 Tour, which I thought I would share with you my kind readers: