Buona Notte

...I should be reading a chapter on Turkey and Iran during the inter-war period, leading up to WWII. But here i sit, typing away.

We had our first "family dinner" tonight. It was the first time all of the roommates sat down and at a meal at our apartment at the same table at the same time. Usually, we're doing our own thing, or pairing up and a couple people will share dinner, but this was the first time with the whole appartamento insieme.

It was more than just the 6 of us though. Gwen joined us, along with her Roman cousin and her cousin's roommate. ...actually, the dinner was originally a return favor from JD and Gwen for the dinner her cousin hosted for them. It gradually turned into a big family dinner. We had a multiple-course dinner. If i didn't know better, i would think i live with a couple of chefs. It was also an opportunity to practice our Italian.

It was mostly a night of listening exercises for me. My Italian is coming along rather quickly. At least the comprehension of the language. It would have taken me a while to piece together a sentence if I'd tried. But I understood more than i expected i would.