La Casa

La Casa

We have a home…and it’s in Italy!  David and I spent an exhausting 4 hours on Thursday looking at 30 different apartments around Bologna, led by the incomparable Signore Salvatore La Ferlita.  Salvatore has 3 giant key rings with probably a hundred keys total, and he knows exactly to which apartment they belong.  I just want to clarify that David and I were part of a group of 6 other students also looking for apartments, which is why it took so long.  I had prayed before we left that the Lord would provide us with the right apartment to meet our needs and within our budget.  He answered our prayers!  By 7pm on Thursday, we had signed the contract and headed to our new home. 

 

Our apartment is on Via Santo Stefano, on the south-eastern side of Bologna.  Pictures are below.   

It sadly does not have the terrace I was hoping for, but it does have a charming living room, and a really nice kitchen.  It’s about a 15 min walk to either the center of the city, and a 12 min walk to school.  There seem to be a lot of nice cafes in the area, but everything in the city is closed.  And I do mean everything.  David and I had lunch at Burger King yesterday.  August is vacation month in Italy, and most shopkeepers have closed up and headed to the beach.  

However, we have had 2 great meals so far of tortellini and lasagna, and I am amazed at how great the food is…and how cheap!  We can get really great baguettes, prosciutto, and cheese at the local supermarket, and it costs maybe half of what it would back home.  

After summer vacation, or feria, ends, I'll post some more pictures of Bologna.

Ciao!