Hey! Just checking in. Things are going really well in Perugia. I am starting to get the hang of my apartment, despite the fact that I keep on turning all of my laundry blue in the washing machine and flooding the bathroom. I really like the people here too - there are a lot of interesting characters in this city. I love walking up to the store or to class, because as soon as you leave, you see all these people that are so typically Italy. Butchers, bakers, nuns...

So I am finding that I have a real love-hate relationship issue with the food in Italy. Namely, I love the food when other people cook it for me. I hate it when I cook it myself. I just had a serious rice issue. In America, you put rice in some boiling water, you walk away, you come back five minutes later, and there's your meal. This is why, when I'm at school, whenever I am NOT eating chicken nachos from Qdoba, I am eating rice. I wanted to try rice in Italy...

Ciao. Well, I made it through the first week. It seems funny that it's only been a week since I got to Perugia, since it seems like I've been here for a long time already. But it's also funny that I left home almost a month ago, since it seems like I just left yesterday. This time thing is really weirding me out. Anyway, we've been settling in pretty well. I've gotten to know Perugia a little bit better, and each day it gets a little bit less intimidating. I do...

hey all! ahhh i am really excited because i found a study lounge right across the street that is at least open til 8pm. no more sitting on the sidewalk! feeling much better today. we are learning a lot of italian. it's a funny language. our friend with appendicitis has to get surgery...eek. apparently she will be fine by monday though? gotta love modern medicine. we are going to florence tomorrow so that i can BUY A NEW WARDROBE!yesss.we all need clothes actu...

Hey everyone! Thanks for all the comments - had no idea that this many people were reading this! That's awesome. Hope everything is good at home! I'm working on getting some pictures online but the internet is a little sketchy here (as in, you have to sit out on the sidewalk to get the internet), so hopefully soon. Perugia, the town I'm in, is really nice. The weather is cool, because it's in the hills. The view is fabulous, and our apartment is down a winding...