wow, if I wrote everything that has happened to me since i got here, i could have a book. fortunately, I have a journal. I hope this letter finds everyone in good health, and in bright spirits. I'm still having a blast. we started classes at the beginning of last week, so I've had plenty to keep me busy. this week, we just started our elective courses. I'm taking choir, private voice lessons, religion (not because I need it, but because I thought it would be nice to learn everything I've learned in the states in Italian), Mediterrenan cooking, and art history. I've also been placed in intermediate Italian, so I have 11 credits of grammar, composition, and conversation. i love all my teachers. they are all hysterically funny, especially Milena, who has the greatest facial
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