Potato Pizza and Weekend

On my way to school today I stopped by to grab a quick slice of pizza.  In Rome, potato pizza is in almost every restaurant but they taste best bought from any of the many hole-in-the-wall ovens. They bake them incredibly long and you buy a slice of it by showing with your hands how big piece you want. My pizza today was incredible.  Potatoes pizza does not have cheese on it.  Basically it is just freshly baked rustica bread, dressed with olive oil, and then thin pieces of potato on top of that.  Sometimes some parmassian cheese  is added on top.  It almost looks like potato chip pizza because the outer part of the potato is thin and crispy.  However, once you bight into the potato it is like a thick potato chip because the potato is still mushy on the inside but crispy on the outside.  It is delicious!  I have heard that it is easy to make and their are recipes all over the internet.  Def give it a try!  I have a presentation to give today in my economics class and I have a midterm in my cognitive science class tomorrow.  We started to watch the movie Memento.  I would highly recommend it.  The weather is beautiful outside and once again I have the urge to jump into the Tiber River.  Before I leave I plan to get a little paddle boat and paddle down the river. 

Tomorrow I head off to Barcelona for the long weekend!  Thank you All Saints Day. I am going with a huge group of people including my entire apartment.  I am leaving directly after my midterm around 6 at night.  When you look on a map Barcelona, Spain is located directly across from Rome.  One of the similarities between Barcelona and Rome is that they are both the capitals of the country and huge cities.  Maybe I will be able to put my 10 years of Spanish to use!  The weather maybe a little cold but according to National Geographic it is the best beach city in the World.  I have a couple of friends who are studying abroad in Barcelona who plan on showing me around the town!  I find it a little disappointing that the food is not Mexican food but it is Spanish.  There is a huge difference which I never was really aware of.  It looks like the most popular food called tapas are in store for me this weekend!

I will be returning back to Rome on Halloween to greet my parents who will be staying in Hotel across from my apartment.  Stayed tuned for some guest blogging from mom and dad!  Tonight I am going to pack, get organized, study, and do some pilates with the roommates and get ready for a big day tomorrow in Barca, home of the 2010 Fifa World Champs!