As the days go by I find less and less time to blog. We are on break this week until Wednesday, and I am sick, so I have a little time to write right now, between episodes of 90210 :)
Not much new here. I am having a lot of fun, but still miss home and all my friends and family! I can't wait to go back and see everyone, but I'm glad things are finally looking up. We have midterms Wednesday and Thursday which is a little stressful, but makes the end seem much closer. 58 days!
Mackenzie's family is here. Her mom, nana, and 17 year old sister came to visit on Saturday and are here until I think Thursday. The day they arrived we (Mackenzie, Gabby, and I) went to meet them at the airport, but their flight was delayed twice and then ultimately cancelled, and since we had no way to get in touch with them, we just went back to our apartment and waited. They finally arrived at around 4 (their original flight was supposed to get in at 9:30) and we met up with them for drinks at their hotel. Then they treated us to dinner and wine at Golden View which was absolutely delicious and we had a great time getting to know them. That night, we took Mackenzie's sister, Peyton, to the club and she fit in with us wonderfully. We made jello shots before we left with Jello that they brought over from the states because they don't have anything like it here!
Most of my weekend has been spent just relaxing and studying, since I am sick and not feeling well at all. The best day of my weekend was Friday, when I went shopping with Gabby, Mackenzie, and Casey. I got two pairs of boots, a new top for the club, and a pair of earrings. It really cheered me up and felt good to get some new stuff. Then we got Chinese takeout for dinner and brought it back to the apartment to eat. I am so glad we found this restaurant, it is DELICIOUS, and they have the Lo Mein that I have been craving from back home, but even better. They also have "Tau Fu Piccante" which is tofu in a spicy sauce with shitake mushrooms and peas and it is the most delicious vegetarian meal I have ever tasted. Mmm I'm craving it right now just thinking about it!
I don't really like hot chocolate because I'm not a huge chocolate fan, but that same day we stopped at a little candy shop type place and Mackenzie got a hot chocolate. I thought I would share this because what she recieved was a small cup of what literally looked and tasted like hot chocolate syrup. It was thick, dark, sugary, and honestly, disgusting. No more Italian hot chocolate for us.
I will try to get back to blogging day to day in more detail because when I wait so long, there is a lot that I miss. At the same time, I am trying to get the most out of my experience here which involves a lot less apartment time and a lot more adventure. When my mom was here a few months ago, she went to a vineyard about two hours from here and met a sister and brother who were very nice and welcoming to her and her sisters and brother. When my mom heard that I was struggling here, she contacted them and she just heard back from the woman, named Cecilia. She showed me the email she received, which was absolutely adorable, since obviously English is not her first language. She said she was happy to have me there anytime and that I could come relax at her house for a few days. Sounds great to me! I am going to look into it and see if I can find a weekend this month to go visit, and maybe bring a friend. It would be awesome to get out of here and go see something new and spend some time with someone who lives here. I have also been in touch with some other people who live in Italy but are originally from America, and they have been very helpful with ideas for activities and trips and what not.
I can't think of anything else very important, I guess I can't wait this long between blogs! Sorry to those who are trying to live vicariously through me ;)
Ciao!
