Yes, I'm Still Alive, Just Been Busy

Heeellllooo out there! I'm sorry I've been too busy to write. I was in Italy for a couple of weeks, and then with working and taking classes...Let's just say I've been getting the sleep of the righteous.
I do have a couple of thoughts on cab drivers in Rome. The lines in the road are just a suggestion, take then or leave them. Our cab drivers drove where ever they wanted even straddling the lines and driving into oncoming traffic. One driver jumped the curb and went over the sidewalk all to avoid traffic. When asked if the driver ever hit anyone he said, "Si, si, si, I kilta twoa." Yes, he meant he hit and killed two pedestrians. Another driver talked on her cell phone with one hand, held her cigarette with the other and gestured madly with both hands all while swerving through traffic. Just an added bonus to the excitement of foreign travel.