Special Appearance in Rome

It seems that the past few days I've been sent on a journey into Rome via two outlets. The first being from the book "Eat Pray Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert and the next being from the movie "The Rite".

I watched "Eat Pray Love" in the theatre prior to reading the book and loved it. I wanted to live vicariously through Elizabeth's journey. My cousin snail mailed me the book version when she was done reading it and I enjoyed it just as much as the movie. And yes, as usual, there are a ton of variances between the book and the film, but it all still works well together. I've been on this indirect path of enlightenment and embrace the idea of being in tune with the universe. You won't find me meditating or doing Yoga on a daily basis... it's more like spacing out into La La land and maybe once in a blue moon looking through photos of people doing the crane in yoga. I've been over-consumed with the Squirrel Syndrome to truly focus on my path to enlightenment. I found the book to be a lot wittier and funnier than I did the movie. It also has a lot more details and information. "Eat Pray Love" is sectioned of into 3 books. The first takes you into Rome where the author spends several months residing and learning Italian.

In "The Rite", I was also taken for a whilrwind visit into Rome. It was, in essence, another spiritual journey based on true events. Although the film was labeled as a horror film, I wasn't swallowed up by fear. It was more intriguing than it was thrilling. They even threw in some humor throughout the movie which, I thought, was pretty comical relief at points. Although, for those of you that have seen it, I'm not sure I believe Father Lucas would answer his cell phone during an exorcism. smh

Anyhow, both movies depicted different areas of Rome, yet, the same all at once. Someday I'd like to have my own meet and greet with the artwork and architecture alone. Someday.... :)