Today (like every day) I woke up earlier than my roommates. This is at 10:00, mind you, which is later than I've woken up in the past 6 or 7 months.

We went to the 1 PM mass at St. Peter's Basilica, but we mistimed it, and only got to the square at 1. The security line was long, and we got into the church 10 to 15 minutes late. Dan and his roommate Joel went to mass anyways, but I decided instead to do some exploring in the basilica. I wish I had my Michelin tour book, to be honest, because there is so much stuff in there. I had forgotten how absolutely massive the building is. It was beautiful.

After that, I did some exploring on my own, as I love to do. Nobody else seems nearly as comfortable with the element of surprise (in general), so I find myself exploring significantly more than the other students here. Anyways, this time I looked around north and a little east of St. Peter's Square, turning down the via Borgo. I was surprised by how many trattorias were open on a Sunday afternoon. I guess they were there to serve the tourists, but I walked around much more residential areas than the via Borgo later and found places open there as well.

So that's the day so far. I'm already tired.