Hi everyone! I realized that I haven't made a post in a while and just wanted to check in with all of those who read my blog (I'm not sure how many of you there are) and let you know how I'm doing. Writing this post, I currently have 38 more days left in Italy which sounds like a terrifyingly low number and it is. I know I've said this alot in my blog but time goes twice as fast here in Italy and while you're studying abroad. With all of the travel, classes, etc. time just flies by and before you know it, you have almost a month left before you go home. I'll honestly never get over how beautiful this city is because every single day, I find something amazing that I haven't seen before and when I look out the window on my bus ride to school and see the view of the city, it still takes my breath away just like it did on my first day here.
As you all probably know, Thanksgiving is coming up soon. My plans for Thanksgiving include spending the weekend in Barcelona (which I just booked today). It'll be my final trip I take outside of Italy so although I won't be eating turkey and mashed potatoes, I'm sure I'll replace it with obnoxious amounts of Spanish food. And I'm excited to get into some warmer weather, although it's still pleasant here in Italy. It just rains every single day but it's not too cold. Speaking of rain... After a storm last evening, I went on a run around the city. The view of the clouds and city while it was just getting dark was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. I stopped 1) because I was out of breath and 2) because I wanted to take in the awesome view and just looked out to the countryside for a couple of minutes. And then I was like, "Wow... I live here and that's really cool." I'm really going to miss the beautiful views like that when I'm back in the United States.
As far as homesickness goes, most of the time, I'm really good. But every once in a while, when I think about Chipotle, or my cats, or my family and friends... It gets to me. My friend said it perfectly earlier today that Italy is beautiful, this city is amazing, and the world is so cool and although I'm definitely not finished with my time here, I get a little homesick sometimes. Which I think is natural and healthy. I'd be concerned if I never wanted to come home... But I have a feeling as soon as I go home, spend a month or two back in the United States, I'm going to be wishing to go back to Italy and live the simple life that I do here full of reading, learning, eating tremendous amounts of carbs, running off the carbs (or at least trying to), writing, drawing, and taking it easy. Until I go home, I'll just enjoy my final 38 days here.
Until next time,
ciaaaaaoooo
As you all probably know, Thanksgiving is coming up soon. My plans for Thanksgiving include spending the weekend in Barcelona (which I just booked today). It'll be my final trip I take outside of Italy so although I won't be eating turkey and mashed potatoes, I'm sure I'll replace it with obnoxious amounts of Spanish food. And I'm excited to get into some warmer weather, although it's still pleasant here in Italy. It just rains every single day but it's not too cold. Speaking of rain... After a storm last evening, I went on a run around the city. The view of the clouds and city while it was just getting dark was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. I stopped 1) because I was out of breath and 2) because I wanted to take in the awesome view and just looked out to the countryside for a couple of minutes. And then I was like, "Wow... I live here and that's really cool." I'm really going to miss the beautiful views like that when I'm back in the United States.
As far as homesickness goes, most of the time, I'm really good. But every once in a while, when I think about Chipotle, or my cats, or my family and friends... It gets to me. My friend said it perfectly earlier today that Italy is beautiful, this city is amazing, and the world is so cool and although I'm definitely not finished with my time here, I get a little homesick sometimes. Which I think is natural and healthy. I'd be concerned if I never wanted to come home... But I have a feeling as soon as I go home, spend a month or two back in the United States, I'm going to be wishing to go back to Italy and live the simple life that I do here full of reading, learning, eating tremendous amounts of carbs, running off the carbs (or at least trying to), writing, drawing, and taking it easy. Until I go home, I'll just enjoy my final 38 days here.
Until next time,
ciaaaaaoooo