….first
of all, sorry (mom) for no post yesterday….to be honest it wasn’t very
exciting, and I went to be actually pretty early on account of the cold I could
feel coming on (and the rain didn’t help my tired feeling)….but basically all
that I did yesterday was go to school in the morning…then came home to nap…..after
it was back to school to book trains to Rome with a friend….and then home to
study….the night was simple as well….my normal after school rough house with Giacomo,
and then Valentina and her boyfriend, Marco came over for dinner….that was
really fun as always…this was the first time I met Marco and it was so great….he
is very big Juventus fan and as soon as he heard that I was planning to go to a
match next weekend, I think we sat at the table and talked about soccer for at
least the next 45 minutes….it was great fun J dinner was delish as well, zucchini and
eggplant Milanese (I know dad, I was shocked too)….but I didn’t get to my
posting last night because I took cough syrup right after dinner and of course
was exhausted right away….
…today
was another pretty calm day….i woke up with a heck of a cold, and therefore,
continued to sleep until noon….which felt amazing!!....took my time waking up
and getting ready in the morning….did a bit of studying and then I was off to
downtown to do some errands….went to Vodafone to figure out how to get more
minutes….then to do some shopping….which of course meant H&M, gotta love
that the new spring collections are hitting the stores….and then of course I
had to get some Gelato, because I think it is physically impossible or at least
sacreligious to walk down Via Roma and not stop at Grom (my favorite gelato
shop)…..and then it was ome for the Olympics!!
….I
adore the Olympics!....and it is so werid that I had to watch the opening
ceremonies at 5pm…then it dawned on me, that since I am so close to Russia, I
actually had to watch them live J….and then as I was watching them, and cheering
crazily for USA when they walked in….it was so weird to hear the announcing…and
not because it was being announced in Italian (because I am used to tv that way
by now) but because it wasn’t the voice of Bob Costas and Matt Lauer….its amazing
how something like the Olympics that you make memories of because it’s annual
(or in this case quad-annual) event, you get used to how they are run in the
states…..also felt really weird because my host parents are not really into
them….and I am used to them not even starting until 8pm and my mom and I staying
up on the couch, eating great snacks and, by the end, basically holding our
eyes open waiting for the torch....im so glad that they will be here soon, so
that we can cheer for Team USA together and all will be right with the world J….
….well
after the torch was lit, I headed off to my friend Natalie’s apartment to make
dinner J…it’s
a good trade off, she and Rebecca made dinner, Paolo brought cheese and breads,
and after getting all turned around and lost in her neighborhood and finally
finding a supermarket that was open, I brought wine….its a great way to spend
an evening J…
….final
big point for this blog…ONLY 5 SLEEPS UNTIL MUM AND DADDY ARE IN TORINO!!!!! And
well I am a little excited J…..i can count it on one hand!!!....i am so excited
to show them this new home that I have found in Italy….and honestly, what I
have learned that I can do….how much the one month that I have been living here
has taught me…..Ive grown a lot since crying in Spokane, scared, and anxious
about what this semester held for me….i cant wait to show them everything….its
going to be such great fun….
…well
that’s it for today, there wont be a post until Sunday afternoon because tomorrow
in the morning we are off to Aosta for the day and night….it is the valley that
is essentially between The Matterhorn and Mont Blanc (amongst other huge
mountains)….I am totally excited J….cant wait to show you pictures of the Alps and tell
you all the stories on Sunday…happy weekend everyone J….and most importantly……GO
TEAM USA!!!!
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