Chicken fingers...anyone???

The food in the dorm absolutely sucks. For dinner the first night we had pasta with red sauce, croissants, mystery meat (the lunch ladies said turkey, but i still wouldnt eat it), and yogurt. odd colored, steamed vegetables were also available for my decline.

breakfast today was meager (meager always reminds me of the game Oregon Trail when you had to buy food, stay healthy and travel across america). pots of coffee, tea and chocolate (hot or milk...i still do not know) were available for you to pour in the same bowls used for cereal. croissants...of course...were served. im already sick of them. the cereal was depressing. i went in hoping for rice krispie treats and tasted bland cardboard.

lunch today was even worse. some sort of soup that most likely is a delicacy in a food kitchen, a roll (quite repetitive but tasty in comparison), a roll with salami in it (gross...no mayo, mustard or anyone of the toppings...which, by the way, are called salad in london). i was all excited for the bag of chips, but immediately had my bubble burst when i realized it was AGAIN just a croissant (this time filled with cherry but still not enjoyable). the highlight of my lunch...and i seriously kid you not...were the two packages of saltine crackers.

A few girls decided we could not stand the cafeteria food for the day (after one full day in the program were already sicked out, how promising) and ventured into a restaurant in paderno, just outside the gates of campus. They were already sold out of the sandwiches i wanted so i settled on pizza. not fulfilling but tasty nonetheless. i also got water (a liter bottle, which i brought home with me since i didnt finish it). lindsey and i made it back before the end of dinner at 8 pm to grab some yogurt and a roll.

It wouldnt be so bad if the Italian food they served was good. But it is questionable at best.

i still have not had a chance to walk around campus in daylight. When we were in the soccer field during our DaVinci Challenge, we had the Grappa Mountains in the background and it was absolutely beautiful. Such a gorgeus view! It is really cold here. Our rooms arent too bad, but its chilly at night.

I am praying that Thursday will allow me time to go to a Tabacci (tuh-bock-e) in town to get phone cards and minutes for my cell phone. Stores close so early and weve been in meetings alllll day. Not to mention it might be nice to have some snacks around so i dont whither away.

missing normal food and familiar faces,

jacky