There was not much of a chance to get to catch up on sleep because we had to be at orientation at 9am today. They went over all of the basics like safety and housing rules. We were each given our class schedules as well. I was relieved to see that I got every class that I wanted including: The history of Rome, the art of Florence, food history and culture and introduction to Italian. Once we got out we headed over to the Ponte Vecchio. I am not joking when I say it took my breathe away. I have seen countless pictures of it before but they do not do it justice. On our way back to our apartment we stopped at a grocery store called Conad to get some basic things. It was pretty frustrating because it is nothing like the King Kullen that I am used to at home. First of all everything is written in Italian. On top of that I do not recognize any of the brands. I am sure with time I will learn to get used to it, however and make due. While at the register paying we learned that they don't put all of your things into shopping bags in Italy. You need to buy a pack of them and bring them back to reuse them each time you go shopping. Vespas are extremely popular around here. When walking around you see more of them than you do cars. We went to this restaurant called II Gato e La Volpe for dinner which is known for its penne alla vodka. While waiting to be seated we ended up talking to and becoming friends with the bartender and the owner. They were all so nice including our waiter, Ramsey. They offered us a free bottle of wine and told us that we can get 10% off of our bill every time we go. We tried a different American bar this time called Uncle Jimmy's. Here they had all different versions of saki bombs. We all tried one called the gator bomb which was surprisingly easy to drink.