Quick update for the people here. Sunday was very quiet, mainly studying and chilling out. Monday was very quiet, but I made reservations for dinner next Monday, which happens to be my mom's birthday (ahhh, Momma, and you thought I forgot! Hardly. Also, if you see my mom this week wish her a happy birthday before she takes off on Saturday). The restaurant is called Rivadestra, and it was quite hard to find. That should be a good thing, though, because it did not look the least bit touristy.

Today I had class in the morning, then I went up to Pizzeria Est! Est! Est! (named after a wine). If Da Baffetto is supposed to have the best pizza in Rome, Est! Est! Est! is supposed to be a close second, though it is not traditional Roman pizza, so maybe it's comparing apples to pears. That's where I plan on going to dinner on Sunday when a lot of other restaurants are closed. For whatever reason, Est! Est! Est! takes Monday off instead.

Later today I have a test in economics, followed by a test in Renaissance Rome and Its Monuments tomorrow morning. Yikes. Plus, next week is official midterm week, so I have three tests then. No fun with that, but plenty of fun will be had anyways. I'm going to Cinque Terre Thursday-Saturday and entertaining my parents all next week, tests and work be damned.