A Maltese in Rome

Erasmus student James Pace 'packed 20kg of his most prized possessions and took them out of hot, humid Malta to set up camp in Italy's eternal city', from Cafe Babel:

..The protests and demonstrations do puzzle me a little. Its not that I don’t think they’re healthy, its probably just because I’m only used to two kinds of protests in Malta - those regarding hunting, and those against immigration. The strikes are definitely annoying as a non-car owner here, but just like everything else, one gets used to such happenings..

I have another three months of Rome to go and am dead set on making the most of them before having to fly back to good old Malta. Even the more mundane parts of daily life seem to have more colour in Rome - waiting thirty minutes for the night bus comes complete with a full view of Il Vittoriano with the Colosseum nicely lit up in the background. 15 February 2009- I loathe you already...