Wine & Grapes Party
So I was just hanging out in our classroom during lunch break on Friday at our school here in Rome, Italiaidea, when Nadia, one of the language teachers, comes in to announce that there’s a little wine and grapes party going on in the next room. All I could think was, “Yeah, I’m in Italy.” I walked to the next room to find all sorts of wines, plates of grapes, bowls of chocolates, chunks of cheese and meat, crackers, and olives. So typically Italian; I just love the way we snack here.
The reason for this little social at Italiaidea was to celebrate the end of the term. At the beginning of each month (when the new courses begin), there is a welcome pasta, compliments of the school. And this “gratis” (free) wine party was a celebratory close to end the month of classes. It was a great way to mingle not only with other students from my program, but also some of the students at this language school from other classes. Not to mention everything tasted great, and it was the perfect pre-class snack. Gotta love Italy.
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