But no matter, the road is life.

After almost a month and a half in this apartment, we're finally cracking the Italian repairmen. 4 appointments later, we got our hot water mostly fixed so that (most of the time) we can take (fairly) hot showers. They just cleaned out our shower head so that more than a drip of water comes out (water pressure is a gift). They're coming today to clean out the shower drain so that it actually drains the water. Yesterday they cleaned out the sink drain so that that can drain the water. We got our dishwasher fixed so that it is able to clean dishes. I think we have the maintenance number memorized.
We got a roommate trash schedule down so that the trash is actually being taken out, as well as a sign up sheet to buy essentials like toilet paper, soap, and napkins so that they're always in stock.
We also learned to be quiet all the time so that our neighbors stop complaining about us.
Now we just need to buy a few more pots so that there's not a line of 8 people waiting to cook pasta for dinner. And maybe a few more bowls since we seem to be down to 2..
We might be a little slow, but we'll get this Italian living perfected eventually!