yes, i can speak italian...sort of.

i've been feeling like a rude american lately. i really can't do much with ordering. asking questions. etc. i really have no clue what things are in italian, so i just have to ask them in english. most of the italian are really great about it. they just smile and then help me get the right word. there have been a couple people who seem pretty annoyed actually.

its supposed to rain all day this week. its really not that bad though. i mean, i wish the sun was out, but i'm in italy for pete's sake.

last night we went to a bar to watch the Eagles vs. the Cardinals. it was not my idea of a fun time. the bar was basically made for americans. all american food. lots of american drinks. cheap. and it was filled with american students. i didn't really comfortable. its like going to a big party back home. except i don't know anyone. and i have class the next day. anna knew some people there. and she felt bad that we didn't have a good time. lol. she's pretty nice. anna...that's my roommate. i'll give you the low down on them.

1. Roxy - from the U of M. she's sweet. really nice. we had a good chat last night on the way back from the bar. shes a sophmore majoring in history and knows quite a bit of italian. she's taking italian 4 here. she's sharing a room with anna.

2. Ada - from the U of M. she's actually from somehwere by milwaukee. i haven't gotten to know her as well as the other two, but she's really laid back. she has some family in italy too. shes 21 and is taking italian 3.

3. Anna - from the U of Delaware, but she's actually from PA. (i asked her where abouts Barb and she is not from York, but said she liked it there.) at this point i feel like her and i will get along the best. shes sort of no-nonsense. really nice. pretty girly. lol. idk. we just kind of have a vibe. she is taking italian 4.

fyi, i was going to put up a slideshow of the apartment pics on here, but i couldn't do it unless i had flickr, which turned into a whole 'nother thing. i'll try to post a couple at the end of this thing here.

sitting to the right of me is our program adivisor. his name is danny. he came it Italy just like we did like 6 years ago or something. and now he works for CAPA and goes the University in Florence. hes so nice. and kinda cute. haha. as for the other guys here, we haven't really had any run ins. (i know that all of your girls want the tibits on foreign men...you told me you did.) obviously i met mostly americans last night. although walking into the city center we passed a couple of guys, one said "hi girls" in what appeared to be an australian accent. we've had a couple of italian guys yell at us - not really yell, just kind of you know...cat call i guess. we have no idea what they're saying, i just kind of smile...or look down. haha. anna is all about saying "ciao!" to them. she says its just because she wants to speak italian as much as possible. lol.

i mean, i'm sure we stick out like sore thumbs. its totally obvious that we're american. as i've told the girls, how much can i blend in? i have pale skin, red hair, and freckles. i suppose its possible i could come off as irish, but i really don't think it would make much difference.


okay, this is a picture of my room. i can't take anymore time uploading the rest. they are all on fb anyway. 'til next time!