Day 63 (5/23/11)

Thanks to the near all-nighter last night, today became one for recuperating and general laziness. We woke up to come to the school and turn in the files for the Travel Log and got fantastic pastries from Lisa as a reward. After a quick logistical meeting we all ran away from the studio as fast as possible. After a run for some groceries and a quick lunch, I decided to watch a movie while working on postcards. Watching a movie turned into watching another movie and folding some laundry, and by the time I noticed it was dinnertime!
I decided to take a chance and try cooking something on my own, so I picked my most favorite dish: carbonara pasta! The recipe I found seemed pretty simple, and although it was a little stressful at times trying to prepare the pancetta and garlic at the same time as the pasta at the same time as the eggs and cheese, it was a blast! When I first started I was befuddled that there was no cream used in the recipe, and even though this is the traditional Italian way, I still think this lead to some of the failure of my meal. It tasted pretty great, just not like carbonara! But that’s ok, because it’s the adventure that counts, and I can just try again with a recipe with cream soon! After dinner we all decided to watch a movie together (on a computer since the TV in our apartment is actually smaller than a typical laptop screen), which was pretty great. After that it was time for bed after a wonderful day!