Adjustments

My week of classes is almost over. I have 3 more tomorrow and then my school week is done! So far, I really like my classes. The professors are awesome and the classes seem like a lot of fun, especially my anthropology class. I've never taken an anthro class in my life so it should be interesting. I found out from that class that people in Italy generally go food shopping daily or every few days because everything is so fresh that it doesn't keep as long as food does back in the states. At some point, I think all of us girls should sit down and figure out food stuff. I know the one girl is vegetarian but we can all work with that. I think if we buy main food items for everyone, it'll work out better and then people can get specific things for themselves. It might save everyone some money in the long run. Alos I kind of feel uncomfortable around my room mates. I'm starting to feel like I used to feel, comparing myself to them and becoming kind of recluse. I'm the biggest girl here and it's uncomfortable. I'm going to wait another week and if I really still feel this uncomfortable, I'm going to inform CAPA and that's all I can really do.

I'm planning of a few trips around Italy. I want to go to Venice for Carnivale, which is this huge celebration a few weeks before ash Wednesday. It's celebrated throughout all of Italy but Venice goes all out with huge costumes and stuff like that. I really want to bring home some Venician masks. They're so pretty. There's also this huge Medieval tradition done on Easter. I forget what it's called in Italian but it's basically this huge cart burning with eggs in the cart. Sounded interesting so I'll be going to that.

I met Grandma Norma's friend Antonella yesterday. She's a very sweet woman. She doesn't speak much English but she completely understands it and I can understand some Italian and speak pretty much none (for now). I'll probably meet up with her again at some point and meet her children and we'll see how it goes from there.

I really hope Danielle decides to come to Italy for like a week or however long she can stay. She was saying that with her tax return, she could do it. I say do it! It's a once in a lifetime thing and I know she's been wanting to go to Egypt and I can get super cheap flights to Cairo to go see the pyramids. I hope she decides to come out.

I'm still trying to adjust to the time difference and everything else. College for my friends and boyfriend start on Monday. I really thought they had another week but I was wrong. Bobo and I have already kind of created a schedule to talk while he's in school and I'm here. I have a feeling it's mostly going to be Wednesdays and Sundays but it's better than nothing. I talk to my family every Friday and it'll all work out. I just worry too much about things that haven't happened or just things in general. Bobo and I were talking yesterday and he was basically telling me that everything was going to be fine, that he wasn't going to cheat on me, and that we've done the long distance thing already and we'll be fine. He said something like being together for 4 years is longer than being apart for 4 months and that we're going to be fine. I just worry about that kind of stuff and I know I shouldn't really but I can't help it. I'm becoming more and more adjusted. I don't have weeping fits as much and I'm kind of getting my bearings. I'm sure in the next month I'll be just fine.