An American 21st birthday is a reason to celebrate and usually to drink a lot. How do you celebrate a 21st birthday in Italy, though?
My roommate Haley turned 21 yesterday. She decided to have an authentic Italian experience to begin her birthday. A group of us went to a wine bar near the Colosseum for dinner on Tuesday night. I had never been to a wine bar before. I do not think any of us expected to get appetizer type meals, but those are the type of meals offered at wine bars. I ordered mixed types of wild board and hummus. I never thought I would find hummus in Italy! We ordered a couple of bottles of some very good white wine. Haley picked a great place to have her birthday dinner.
The next day, Kelsey and I had a little surprise for Haley when she got home. I blew up balloons while Kelsey made us all dinner. Having balloons spread around the apartment was a bit funny because Kelsey is terrified of balloons. Kelsey drew a birthday card, and we got a bunch of people to sign it. Bridget made a birthday cake. Bob made great salsa and bought chips. We had a great, homey celebration with a bunch of us in our apartment.
The rest of the night we wandered around trying out different bars. It was much different from the American 21st birthday, and perfect for Haley.
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