So this week we had our first Italian quiz, so we were all pretty studious during the week and didnt go out until thursday night. I buckled down and did some work in the school library because i find it impossible to focus in the apartment. I also ventured out to the big grocery on tuesday, in my new flats, which was a huge mistake because i stil have a blister the size of a crater on my heel and it has been severely impairing my ability to wear any other shoes. ...

so this past weekend, Carson, Sara and I went to Rome! we only wanted to go for one night, which was slightly ambitious of us and the forcast for friday was rainy. So we got up at 6 am on saturday morning to catch the 7 am train to Rome! i called the cab to come get us and i was very proud at my italian skills. we got into the train station in Rome by 9:30 in the morning! so we stopped for a cappucino and pastry and then walked to our Hostel: Pappa Germano, which...

so 5 of us girls went to Sorrento last weekend and it was amazing! even though we left at 2 pm on friday and didnt arrive until 9 pm when it was dark and we couldnt find our cabin. I didnt book the hostel so i didnt realize that it was more of a camp ground than just a building. so that was an experience, definitely not the cleanest or warmest or luxurious but we made by. it was pouring saturday morning and we were all in a funk because we went to go see the beac...

okay so Perugia is actually a pretty decent sized city and there are 3 universities here. the American one i attend which has about 150 student, a small University of Foreigners for other European students and a big Italian University of Perugia. and every single night of the week you can find at least 300 young people out in the Piazza well into the night. we live on Via Bartolo which is right in the center of town we are very lucky! and also we are 50 feet aw...