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1:00 am Rome/ 6:00pm (7/11) Houston

Well since it's pretty late here I won't write much tonight, but wanted to get this blog up.

Today before I left work I received a call that the landlady accepted my proposal for the apartment I was looking at. So on Monday I will sign the contract and get the key! Woohoo - finally I'll actually have a permanent place to live in Rome! This whole process is a lot different compared to the US, but I'll explain all that in another blog. (I learn more about it too!)

Here's a link to a google map of where my soon-to-be apartment is located (look at it in satellite view for the best idea of where it is): http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Corso+Vittorio+Emanuele+II,+315,+00186+Roma,+Rome+(Lazio),+Italy&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=30.599615,81.738281&ie=UTF8&ll=41.899913,12.466629&spn=0.006979,0.019956&t=k&z=16&om=1

Here are links to some of the video I took over the last couple weeks that I finally uploaded (they were taken with my camera, so please excuse the quality):

Pope greeting on June 24th: http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=12727235

Pope entering: http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=12729723

Choir: http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=12733618

Pope leaving: http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=12657497

(I have 2 more videos, but have to upload them & will probably be a couple days before I get those up.)

Here's the link to some new pictures I've added (pictures from Jody's camera): http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=35291&l=be160&id=800405227

You shouldn't have to sign up for anything to see any of the above items - if you have problems please let me know so I can fix it.

Enjoy! Ciao!

1:15am Rome/6:15 pm Houston