The week before Joy came to visit, the sun came out with full force, shining down on the small town of Paderno. A person could just lie in the grass with the sun beating down on them without a care in the world. Right before Joy arrived, the weather decided to show its ugly side. I am 100% certain there wasn't a day that week that wasn't down pouring and dark. Nevertheless, it was awesome to have Joy come visit Paderno del Grappa. She stayed at the local (and only) hotel, which to my surprise, was rather nice. The room was spacious and well kept. The shower had hot water and pressure, and there was even a fridge in the room (I took advantage of that)! The week was pretty uneventful, save the soccer game with the Italian regional team which didn't turn out pretty.
The following weekend was the school's weekend long break. Joy and I had planned to with my friends here in Paderno to Paris; unfortunately, Great Britain decided to not be great but a pain in the butt. I received an alarming email from my adviser back at Iowa, who was helping me with my internship in London this summer, that the UK decided ONCE AGAIN to change their regulations for student visas. So what this meant was that instead of enjoying a weekend in Paris, we had to go to Rome for me to get my biometric scan and turn in my visa application ASAP.
Okay, so it wasn't that bad. We had visited last year during Christmas break, and I had visited prior to arriving in Paderno. As such, there was no rushed feeling of having to see all the sights. We slept in, saw Trevi Fountain, The Spanish Steps, the Vatican, St. Peter's Basilica, and walked around the Colosseum and Roman Forum, a very relaxing trip. We ended the week in Venice Mestre since it was easier to get to the airport from there and ate at a very nice, local pizzeria. Joy flew back to Strasbourg the following Sunday, and I trained back to Paderno.
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