So my mom yelled at me for not blogging day to day details, as I have not posted in a few days. I was really only going to write about I do every second of the day so I will try to post daily from now on.
I am done with classes for the week. Monday and Wednesday we had ethics and animality classes from 9:30 to 11 and 2 to 3:30 with Chris, our professor from Colby-Sawyer. Tuesday and today we had art history from 9:30 to 11 and either Italian culture or Italian language from 2 to 3:30/4. We are learning some interesting stuff, but most of us are getting sick of classes already. Other than class, I mostly spent a lot of time at the apartment doing homework and relaxing. Sleeping here at night is difficult. It is very hot and extremely loud. Last night a car actually crashed right outside our apartment at around 2 am. Most of the time it is just cars and vespas speeding by or drunk people in the street screaming. We wake up in the morning exhausted and usually nap between classes, and sometimes after class as well.
Earlier this week I went to the "Co op" which is a large grocery store and stocked the fridge with basic foods like cheese, bread, pasta, sauce, yogurt, juice, pizza, and a few other items. Produce still proves too difficult to buy here, but hopefully we can figure that out soon. All of the food is extremely different here and it can be hard to figure out what you're looking at, so we mostly only buy very basic foods.
Last night was Rachelle's birthday, so a few of us took her out for dinner. We went to an American restaurant nearby called the House of Sizzle. There was a large group of crazy loud Australians there as well, but we had a blast anyway. We really like this restaurant because there is a lot of the same food around here and sometimes we miss the food from back home. We also just found out that they take meal vouchers there for a value of up to 12,50 euros, which is over the cost of most meals there. We also get international student cards which give us a discount on drinks and certain food items. I know it sounds weird to go to an American restaurant while we are here... but we get sick of pizza and pasta very fast! ;)
I've been spending a lot of time skyping people back home, but it gets hard with the time difference and crazy schedules. I'm not sure whether or not this is a bad thing however, because I don't want to be attached to my computer while I'm here. The internet is also not the greatest here... but it is fast enough for me to be able to watch a few episodes of lost whenever I feel like relaxing :)
Before I came to Italy I was set on getting out of America and finding something greater. While Italy is amazing in many ways, I'm not sure I could get used to living here after living in the US for so long. The lifestyle here is much different, and although a part of me wishes I could adapt to a European way of life and stay here forever, I don't think it's for me. I have started to appreciate little things about the US and I miss my life at home very frequently. However, I still think this is an amazing place and opportnity; I'm just glad I get to return home in three months.
We have some very cool field trips and outings planned for the weeks ahead, but as for now that's all there is to report! I'm off to hang with the roomies and probably make some dinner soon. Not sure whether we're looking for a night out or a night in, but we sure are glad it's the weekend! Until tomorrow, ciao!
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