Thursday, February 4, 2010

Spin Cycle

Being here for a month so far, you can see how I could have run out of clothes by now. Well this week I hit that milestone, and had the pleasure of doing laundry in Rome for the first time.

This isn't exactly the first time. I did a few items in the sink in the hotel, which ended with taking over two days to dry, so I have opted in for a more practical solution. We had heard there was a laundromat around town nearby, so we ventured out to find it.

What we found is was a small hole in the wall storefront that doubled as laundromat and internet access point. Surf the web while your clothes get clean? Sounds like a sales pitch to me.

So in we went, with clothes in hand. I won't describe the process, it's the same as in America, except instead of picking warm, cold, hot, you pick the actual temperature. 30 minutes in a washer and 30 in a dryer, about 10 euro later and we were on our way back to the hotel with clean clothes. The washing machines were tiny, while the dryers were enormous. 3 or 4 loads of wash would fit in one dryer.

The bottom line is, I was able to make it a month without having to do laundry. Lets give credit to good packing for that. By that calculation I should only have to do laundry once more. Pretty good if you ask me (I know you didn't but I get to decide what you ask and what you don't ask).

I had a really good day at St. Paul's today, more on that soon, once I have something to show for my work.

Edit: We've been a little short on questions lately, anyone want to pick it up and start asking? Ask them in the comments! or shoot me an email, ramlax13(at)gmail.com (replace the (at) with @. Never post your email on a website fully, there are computer programs that search through websites for email addresses to send spam to. That's a whole other topic though...)

2 comments:

  1. Hey Ry,

    I can't believe you haven't done laundry in a month!! I don't have a washer or dryer in my apartment, but after a week or two goes by, I can't stand having so many dirty clothes that I have to either take my laundry to a friend's house or home to my lovely mother who will do my laundry for me (that's the better deal). Luckily I'll only be visiting you for a week so I won't have to worry about that! On another note, I saw your documentary today on campus and I can finally say GREAT JOB! I thought it was awesome - so proud of you for being part of such a cool project.

    Talk to you soon,
    Jamie

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  2. Ryan,Keep up the good work. Call Aunt Joan. We are getting a blizzard here in Jersey tommorrow. Chow. Uncle Bobby.

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