Oggi é stata una giornata bellisima.

Ciao ciao,

 

Kept waking up in the middle of the night last night. It was strange- the house seemed really quiet and empty. I had crazy, frustrating dreams. It was hard to wake up early for the first time in about five days! But, it was nice to finally get some routine going again.

Woke up first at 7:10, then turned my alarm off and set it for 7:45, then woke up again because I thought that was too late, then set it for 7:35, then woke up at 7:35 and laid in bed until 7:45. Pretty funny haha hehe. Got dressed and washed up really fast and raced out to school.

Finally there were students! Everyone decided to come to school today. First period, Chemistry, which I have free, so I studied my Italian verb conjugations for the tutor, and drew, and talked with my classmates. Next period, math, we all filled out an Intercultura (AFS) questionnaire on how things are going with “Il Americano!” That’s me.

Then gym, which is one of my least favorite classes because the gym is dark and freezing, and all we do is lazily kick around a soccer ball. It’s a sad class.

Then Physics, which I also do not have to participate in, so I read “the Grapes of Wrath” which I am totally loving. So much in there! I love the character of Tom Joad’s Granpa. Hilarious.

Then Italian, my favorite class, where we learned about the reform of Italian comedy in the middle ages. Pretty cool, and I can understand a lot.

Speaking of language! My Italian is going really well! Today I felt especially confident. I am trying to be more and more conscious of remembering vocabulary, using the right verb endings, etc. I can pretty much hold a simple conversation now. In one month more I think I’ll be pretty confident. By June I hope to be fluent.

So I went to the tutor, then came home, changed, and went for a really nice long run. The weather was beautiful, and I was able to run in a t-shirt and shorts. I went farther than ever, and felt great. Getting into good running shape. Then I came home and worked out a little more in my room, showered, and went to my friend Sergio’s house, where we played Wii Tennis and Golf. Really fun! Hung out at the “villa,” aka plaza with some good new friends, talked and joked in Italian. It felt great. A very full day. I plan on repeating tomorrow.

Ok amici, a domani! Spero che tutti e posto in gli Stati Uniti!

 Nighty night.

 Zander