Hey everybody. I know I haven't updated in a while so here I am. Rome was wonderful this weekend. It was even nice and sunny on Sunday, and we had glorious gelato every day. But I am stressed. As a cause of a lot of things. Anyways, that's that. Keep in touch.

Hallo Everybody!

Guess what? Michele is here visiting me!! Yay! Oh we are going to have so much fun! We are going to explore Florence and then we are going to have many adventures in Rome. Yay! Okay, now since I promised I would put this online, here is a wonderful quote for the day:

Glacion: yes, I am now the official aphio president man slut.

Ha! I knew it! I knew it!

Okay, here is another one, even though I didn't say anything about putting this online, but y'know, I'm sure it is okay:

BEEolin: We miss you here
BEEolin: we're having a make out party =)

ah ha! I always new I was the best. Yay!

Okay, now I have to go and explore the city. Ciao tutti!

Ciao tutti

Thanks for everybody who has sent me messages over the last couple of days. Things are good, I promise... I was just going through a moment, y'know? But for sure, things are still going well, so don't worry too much. Actually I am sick at the moment, but I slept this afternoon for a little while so that is good. I also have a *ton* of work to do, trying to get organized for this quarter as well as for the summer. This is including an application for a summer research program which sounds sooo wonderful and I would really love to do it, but the application is due well, today. It's not fair, I just got it a couple of days ago! Well, we shall see what happens. Okay folks, I really have to go work but I will be in touch and I will tell you all of the happy things that are going on very soon. Okay? Much love to everybody.

The Good, The Bad... This Weekend.

As you have probably guessed, this weekend was filled with good and bad. Sigh. I don't really know where to start. At the moment I'm feeling more sad that happy so I guess I will start with the bad. I am feeling sad because almost nobody from back home has written to me and I feel really isolated from you guys even though I try and I try to write and so it seems like you just don't care at all. For you few special people who actually have written me, thank you a lot because it means a lot to me. It's hard, you know, being so far away from everybody. I know you are all busy with your own lives. But I feel sad because I used to be a part of your lives and now you have forgotten about me. Perhaps I'm being overdrammatic, but that is probably because all of the little things which are adding up together, you know?

On Saturday afternoon I broke up with the guy I've been seeing here since the beginning of November. I realized over break that one, I didn't really miss him all that much, and two, that the relationship was really just a distraction from things that are more important in my life right now. I don't feel bad about it. I feel bad that he didn't take it so well. In fact, he was sort of a jerk about it. I told him that I still liked him as a friend, just that I didn't feel that I could have a relationship (with anybody) at this point, but that I would still like to hang out with him and his friends. He didn't understand, or didn't want to understand, what I was explaining. He said that he understood the most important thing, which was that I didn't want him anymore. Then he continued to say that if he told his friends that I broke up with him, instead of the reverse, they wouldn't talk to me and they would probably be assholes too. And he said that he didn't want to be friends with me. Cazzi sua is what I say. (That means, "his loss" except more vulgar than that since "cazzo" means prick) But then I still feel bad because I do enjoy hanging out and talking with him. Not only that, but yesterday was very ironic. Because my wonderful host mom said that her cousin is coming to live in Florence and that she has a couple of rooms to rent. I know that he was looking to move and that he would love to live here in the center of Florence instead of just outside. But the house is really close to where I live, and a part of me is scared to see him and doesn't want him living near to me. So what should I do? Should I tell him about it? If I tell him about it, maybe he will see what Christian love can be like and how it surpasses romantic interest... oh God, what do I do?

Oh dear... I don't have enough time to write about the good that happened this weekend because I have to go to class. Well, just know that good stuff did happen too, and in fact yesterday I did have a very lovely day even though it is absolutely FREEZING here in Florence. Yes, well... I guess I will write more on another day.

Ciao Tutti

I'm sleeeeeeppyyyy.... it's not fair! I was all bright and perky just a few days ago, but now I just want to sleep. I think I'm thinking too much. What do you think? Hmm... maybe if I just take a little nap. That is always a good idea, isn't it? On a completely different note and in the way of banter, strange about that cloning news, isn't it? Sometimes this world just makes me think: "Weird."

Well, I think I'm going to go home and get into pajamas for a little bit and play with the puppies or take a little nap before dinner and then I am (planning) on meeting up with folks for a night of discoteca-ing, and we'll see how that goes. Oh crap, I forgot I have class tomorrow morning and I haven't done the reading. Blast it all! Well, I suppose I still have some time... in fact, yeah I'm sure I can get it done. Aw man, I'm tired!

Okay, on that note, off I go! Plus, write to me because I haven't heard all about *your* winter breaks! Okay?? I know it's the start of school again, but don't forget about me!

Back in Florence!

Ciao tutti! Hallo everybody!

Yes, I know I have been very remiss in my blog-updating duties. And you know, I am NOT going to offer any excuses, like how I had finals to take and essays to write and then how I went to France for three weeks where I didn't have access to a computer, and then how I just got back to Florence and I am nice and busy trying to organize myself for the new quarter. No no, I am not going to make any excuses. They're all true, though. =P

But yeah! I'm back! Here in Florence! France was definitely awesome, but I am so so happy to be back in Italy. I hear that in California the weather has been good recently. I am so jealous! Did you know that it actually SNOWED here in Florence on Sunday? I was walking to the center (there was orientation so it was open) and it was raining and I (of course) forgot my umbrella and so I was getting rained on and then I noticed that the raindrops were getting bigger and they were half bouncing, half sticking to my jacket in a frosty type way. And so I was walking with this foolish/curious expression on my face with my hands up toward the sky like "what on earth is going on??" and I passed some guy who sort of smiled and said Neviha and I just smiled confusedly and had noooo idea what he meant and then a block later I realized ohhhhhh, neviCa except with the wonderfully-somewhat-undecipherable Florentine accent. Of course none of the snow actually remained, and Fosca insisted that it wasn't really snow it was more like sleet, but what do I know cuz I'm just a California girl so it looked like snow to me. Besides that, I actually have seen cars come into Florence from neighboring towns with snow on the roof and tires. Yeah. It is COLD!

But my house is nice and cozy. Wheee! I love my house and my family! (I switched from last quarter) We have not one, not two, not three or four, but FIVE cutest little teeny cute cute cute doggies! They are all Abbie-esque (my dog at home, for those of you who are unaquainted) and they even snort and grumble just like her too! They are so so so cute! I love sitting on the couch and they come and drape themselves over me, and when I come home they all come rushing up and woofing in their cute little way and greeting me and scampering all around my feet. And then at dinner they look up longingly for a little scrap of food (mmm, my mamma cooks sooo well!) and they are so cute and so I just *have* to give them a little morsel of food. Yay, it is so wonderful!

=) Okie dokie, we have a special lunch right now so I will be back another day. Ciao!


p.s. Write me! I love getting mail in Italy! =) =)