Thoughts of Rome

Im still in Como working away on my new project and finishing up my drawings from Rome and Florence, and generally fitting into the Como life.  My days consist of waking up around 8:40 and rushing for a shower and a quick breakfast to get out the door by 9:05ish.  Then its time for studio and I head off toward the lake and our studios which are located in Villa Olmo on the top floor first window to the left of the center.  It is about a 20 minute walk through town through the small streets packed with old houses and lots of shops down to the lake past the Terrangi WWI monument and the Volta Temple, then along the amazingly beautiful lake for about 10 minutes finally arriving at the park outside of our studio which usually has people milling about in it enjoying their mornings as well.  Then we have studio all day with a 2 hour lunch break which I walk back to the apartment for lunch or hit a cafe for a pizza or something like that.  Then at 6:30 we get kicked out of our studio and head on home to start cooking up some dinner.  I crack open a bottle of wine and dance along to the music while cooking and then enjoy dinner usually with a bunch of others who all bring their food as well.  Needless to say, we eat really well.  Then its time to draw some more or watch a movie and whatnot or read the paper in Italian and such until its time for bed.  We often go to bars when theres a good soccer game on or for apertivo where if you buy a drink, you get free food all night.  A pretty amazing day full of incredible scenery, attempts to pick apart Italian language, and amazing food, and well i guess some work too.