ONE MONTH IN

Its been one month folks. I think I have come a long way from my first week. It is just starting to feel like home, the bathroom is no longer a mysterious, dark cave that I fear to use. The kitchen is no longer a foreign place, where I can't find glasses, cookies, cereal, spoons. My bed is mine, the Audrey Hepburn poster on the wall is mine, the books next to the bed are piling up, just like at home. I was thinking of writing a list of what I have done- it is a nice thing to think about. Here we go:

-I have read 3 books: Grapes of Wrath, Boys from Dolores, The Great Gatsby

-I have gone on a run almost every day

-I have done pushups/situps every day for the last two weeks

-I have learned a great amount of Italian

-I have read a short story by Pirandello

-I have eaten gelato four times

-I have been to the sea four times

-I have eaten a big lunch in the country

-I have taken thousands of pictures

-I have made two completed short videos

-I have kept my blog updated consistently

-I have talked to my parents and siblings on Skype

-I have listened to the new Andrew Bird album, "Noble Beast" about fifty times through

-I have made four new playlists

-I have slept past 11 a bunch of times (!)

-I have written two short stories

-I have read a short story by Luigi Pirandello in Italian

-I have had one oral interrogation on the French revolution, and did pretty well!

-I have eaten one fish

-I have made some really good friends

-I have sat on the balcony reading a good book with a cup of tea, watching the sun sink down over the sea

-I have had to speak Italian in front of a whole assembly of kids, and didn't pee my pants

-I have worn my dad's cashmere sweater to bed most nights

-I have received one letter in the mail, one package

-I have learned to use my Canon G10 very well

-I have watched "Weeds" a bunch, rewatching and downloading

-I have played some Guitar Hero

-I have watched "I Am Legend" "Yes Man"  "Saw" and "Benjamin Button" in Italian with no subtitles

-I've had a darn good time.

Thanks to all who have been reading the blog, I really appreciate it, and its fun to do. I miss you all very much, and I calculated that there are 16 weeks left (and 5 days in July) until I return. I am going to make those 16 weeks the best ever. Ciao!