Caffe Macchiato, Per Favore!

+JMJ+
Today was a nice, relaxing day of class at the villa.  I got to sleep in until 7:30!  Score!

After class this morning, one of the other girls from AMU and I went on a coffee date adventure!  Coffee bars are a big part of the culture in Italy.  Here's a quick Italian coffee lesson (that I am not at all qualified to give):

• To order a regular coffee, say "Un caffe, per favore"
• A "regular coffee" in a tiny little cup
• Italian coffee is SUPER STRONG (hence the tiny little cup)
• To order a cappuccino, say "Un cappuccino, per favore"
• To order a tiny coffee with a little bit of frothy milk (what I get), say "Un macchiato, per favore"
• If you order a latte, you will get a glass of milk
• Typically, you pay after you drink your coffee
• Typically, YOU HAVE TO PAY IF YOU SIT DOWN, two or three times as much as you paid for your little coffee.

(my macchiato is on the left, Kim's cappuccino is on the right)

Tonight, we had a special surprise.  Three American seminarians studying at the NAC (North American College, a college in Rome where American seminarians study) came and had dinner with us!!  One of them was a deacon, so after dinner, we got to have a holy hour!!!  YAY!  Deo gratias!!