My first ever blog post

   cultural |ˈkəl ch ərəl| |ˈkəltʃ(ə)rəl| |ˈkʌltʃ(ə)r(ə)l|    adjective    of or relating to the ideas, customs, and social behavior of a society : the cultural diversity of the world's peoples.• of or relating to the arts and to intellectual achievements : a culturalfestival.
enigma |iˈnigmə|noun ( pl. -mas or -mata |-mətə|)a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.• a riddle or paradox.
This might be a bold claim: calling myself a cultural enigma. I am sure someone could easily argue that this isn't the case. But, shallow though it may ultimately be, I just like the name. Maybe at a later time I will explain my less shallow thoughts in regards to referring to myself this way. They inevitably are relative to my own culture and concepts of culture. Anyway, I digress. My initial impetus for actually starting this blogging venture is the fact that on the 1st of September, I arrived in a foreign city. The Eternal City to be exact: Rome, Italy. Living in foreign lands seems to necessitate blogging in some way, so that there is a central location for everyone who wants to know about the things of your now distant life have a means to do so. So, here I go! 
I can't make promises for what this will look like. I just want it to be a place where you can catch a glimpse of my thoughts, musings, and what I have come to call my "Roman Adventure". So feel free to follow along if you like. I'm sure some interest things will sneak in occasionally...
+ Elizabeth