#9 - Sometimes, shoes matter

When packing for Rome, I thought immediately to bring tennis shoes and a pair of walking sandals.

The first few days, I wore my sandals. They had lots of straps and were very light and comfortable; perfect for walking! Ha...

BUT...after those first few days, the top of my left foot began to hurt extremely badly on the top of my foot where my sandal straps crossed - to the point where I couldn't walk anymore. My foot felt bruised, it was swollen, and I was worried that I wouldn't get to do anything else for the rest of the trip.

I took it easy for a few days, taking taxis, trams, and metros. Then I switched to my tennis shoes, and began to walk with a limp (swag), to relieve pressure on my left foot. However, due to the increased pressure on my right foot and the hard impact on the cobblestone, my right ankle began to feel like it was going to pull or twist when I stepped. Awesome.

Thankfully, today we found a farmacia; the pharmacist said an ankle wrap would help me to keep from twisting my ankle and relieve some pressure.

So far, so good. I hope my feet get better. Next time, I'll know...tennis shoes only! 

For now, I'll continue embarrassing fellow classmates with the dorky, unattractive, yet extremely helpful new addition to my wardrobe.

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Ciao!

Briana

It's-a Roma!

Since I can't get photos off of my phone right now to post (and I have 5 blogs written that need pictures), I thought I would let you know that:
Yes, I did make it to Rome!
And yes, it is beautiful!
And yes, I have already managed to hurt myself!

Okay, the last one is not as exciting as the first two, however, my foot will HOPEFULLY be better soon. I have somehow managed to pull a muscle or something in the top of my foot. I wore sandals yesterday...bad idea. Now, I can't hardly walk...and yes, I am serious.

Our wireless internet does not like us, so it will not let me connect my Blackberry, and most of the time, it will not even let me get internet on my laptop.

Here's a picture of Amber and I at Piazza Navona on Monday night (14th) after dinner!

I took that one with my point-and-shoot camera and now I am using my dSLR. I will post as much as I can on my blog once I figure out the best way to transfer pictures from my phone. Don't forget to post some "doits" (random things for me to do that will not get me arrested), comment on my blog, and follow me on Twitter at @lifeofbriana.

Arrivaderci! Love you all!

Briana