So I made entirely the wrong choice in friends here in Italy. I also just realised I seem to start every single blog with the word 'so'. Anywho, I have somehow managed to be friends with entirely beautiful people, including a stunning German girl and a beautiful Swedish boy who could sell me underwear anyday. I realised this the other day, whilst sat on the giant rock that passed for a beach in the absence of sand here (it was much more beautiful than it sounds, and the sea was lovely, so warm and clear and calm). I am the proverbial average looking duckling, or at least I would be if such a proverb existed. I shan't call myself ugly, because clearly I am not. I also realised the other day that I packed entirely inappropriately ... read more

So either I am the most clumsy person on earth or death is stalking me... Or something. Yesterday I managed to stand up whilst crouched under an open window and gave myself a mild concussion and a very attractive lump. On Sunday I fell asleep on the lilo in the pool and woke up with a bright red cleavage and tummy, which is very very sore now (and also goes to prove that your skin really does build up sun resistance as my face and arms were in the sun just as much as my body, but because they're used to the sun they're now brown as apposed to my never exposed midrif and boobs, which are now red). And furthermore, I have either a cold or my first experience of hayfever. Most likely a cold. ... read more

So here I am, jetting off to yet another sunny country. Don't you just hate me? It's a hard life being a language student, but someone's got to do it! I'm staying with a family in the south of Italy. In return for free accomodation and meals I help them around the house and garden for 5 hours a day. Not bad eh? The family are lovely, really friendly and great sense of humour. The food is divine, well it's Italy, what do you expect? The house is amazing, the kind of home people dream of moving abroad to. It's massive and has an outdoor swimming pool and trampoline. The weather is fantastic, in the 30s. I've only been here two days and already my body's back to Paraguayan hot and cold levels, as it was ... read more

So, you'll never guess what I did on my first day in Asuncion. That's right, I went to a shooting range and learned how to shoot 3 different guns, including the type that the army and FBI use! I got to keep the piece of paper with the bullet holes in it, and I did surprisingly good, 2 bulls eyes and all the rest within the next 2 rings. I unfortunately put my thimb somewhere you're not supposed to put it while shooting guns, and so the gun bit me and it hurts. But it's just a cut, it's not like I'm missing a thumb now or anything. It was terrifying, shooting those guna, kinda fun, but mostly terrifying. It really is nothing like it seems on the TV. For one thing it's so much louder ... read more

So as ever, I have been excedingly rubbish at updating this blog. Ooops. I would like to say it'd because I've been so busy, but well, that would be a big lie. I'm just forgetful and lazy. There are now only 10 days left in Concepcion, i'm getting rather excited. It's odd, I'm sad in a way, as I do love the people here and I will of course miss them, especially whilst I'm in Asuncion as I'll feel I should be back here with them. But at the same time excitement wins, because that means there are only 10 days and one month left untill I shall be back home, which is very very exciting. So in the past, er, while since I last blogged what has happened? I got to be an interpreter for ... read more