Espresso, espresso, and..oh more espresso!

My beautiful roommates having a nice cappuccino before we head out for a day of sight seeing. This place actually gives free espressos to John Cabot University students and only charges 50 euro cents extra if you want a cappuccino. That is like music to a starving college students' ears!

Coffee is something that you cannot possibly visit Italy without tasting. It is EVERYWHERE. And when I say everywhere I mean everywhere. When you see a sign for a bar and look inside to only be confused by people drinking coffee and having croissants, don't be surprised! This is how Italians drink their coffee, at places they call bars. It is actually considered rude to take your coffee, or any food for that matter to-go and eat it on the run, it is simply unheard of. Italians take their time when it comes to meals and food and that is something that Americans can learn a lesson from since everything back in the states is about quick service and a quick exit. The coffee here is so pure, they do not put any sort of sugars or anything of that sort in them so unless you like drinking black coffee you have to add everything yourself. Even cappuccinos are just plain coffee and milk with no fancy ingredients added. I guess you could say I am going to come back to the states as a "coffee snob" since I am drinking some of the best coffee while here in Rome.