Blogs from Perugia, Umbria, Italy, Europe - page 4

I've been slacking a lot when it comes to posting, but I'm really going to try to post every day from now on. I promised myself and my dad that I would keep a log of everything that I do, so I'll get better. This past week hasn't been too interesting, as classes started. I've been busy with my school work and trying to figure out travel plans. I went to Pisa on Saturday with some girls from school, and it was so much fun. We were able to switch trains without any problems and never got off at the wrong stop (which was my worst fear). We also bought tickets to climb the Leaning Tower! It was so much fun, I can't believe that I had never been able to do it before. I loved ... read more

Today started off pretty slow. I only had Italian from 10-10:50, napped and made literally a pound of pasta for my roomates (we couldn't finish it). Around 4 I was getting pretty antsy to go do something. I figured it would be a good time to go shopping since all the sales around here are supposed to end this week, or so I heard. So off I went! Two stores and 3 outfits later, I was kind of getting frustrated. Were all the medium and large sizes gone or does everyone here really just wear a small? The one dress I've been eyeing in a window for about 2 days was too small when I tried it on :(. On my way walking back home I went into one more store, tried on a few things, ... read more

Today was the first day of classes. After changing my schedule 2 times today, it's finally figured out. Another successful thing about today was that I learned how to order a big cappuccino! "Cappuccino maxi" it's called. It's served in an actual mug as opposed to a tiny teacup. Tonight for dinner we went out for pizza to celebrate our friend Marie's 21 birthday. I got a calzone with 4 cheeses, but had to be annoying and actually ask for 3 cheeses instead becuase Im not a fan of gorgonzola. After we went to 2 bars and wore those party hats that 2 year olds wear and sang kareoke! It was pretty funny. Other than that, today was just figuring out classes, sitting in classes, a meeting and a nap. But still a good day :) ... read more

Today was prettttyyyy boring. We slept til 2pm because me and Carrie were out til after 4 at an "all night dance party" we were brought to by a friend who has been studying abroad here since last semester. It was literally the craziest thing I have expereinced yet while being here. Talk about strobe lights, extremely loud and intense Italian music. My ears are still ringing. Before going to that club we walked around to different bars and saw some fellow Umbra students. Wins the award for must fun night out here so far. Today nothing seemed to be working for us in general. My cell phone I got for this trip charged over night and now simply just won't turn on at all. While trying to charge my computer, I noticed my converter/adapter would ... read more

The way my school works is that we have classes 4 days a week, Monday – Thursday, in order to encourage travelling. This was the last day of Intensive Italian classes. Even though it was torture sitting in classes for that long, I learned so much. I don’t have the best Italian professor back home, so t’s nice having an Italian professor that teaches so well. We’re going to be getting so much homework with her though, but I’ll live. I can’t be in one of the classes that I wanted, so I’m currently rearranging my schedule. I think I have it all figured out. I just have to choose if I want an art course or an Italian history course, so it will be a hard decision. All of my roommates are going out tonight, ... read more