In limbo

There's nothing new to report for this week because I am crippled without the pictures to show!

This entire week at school we are having orientation meetings, filling out paperwork, adjusting, and doing elementary Italian grammar stuff. It is not leaving much time to explore yet. Furthermore, most all the Italians in the city are just coming back from their month long vacations (during the month of August), so the city is still dead. Also, the Italian university does not begin until November, therefore the students don't arrive until mid-September.

My goal is to post pictures tomorrow...I will make it work somehow! Check back later, sorry.

Getting settled...but not quite there

On Sunday I move out of the hotel that we having been staying in since our arrival. I am glad to be getting out because it is similiar to the dorm experience that I never wanted. People run down hallways, smoke and drink (despite the "rules") in their rooms, people keep their doors wide open, there's gossip, cliches, and nasty cafeteria food!

My apartment is not yet lined up for certain, but things are looking really good. The place I will probably be staying in is very clean, safe, comfortable, well-lit, and most importantly, it feels like a place that I can make my home for nine months.

I have been taking some pictures to post and as soon as I get the whole computer situation figured out, I will post them. For now though, I am relying upon the "Internet Train"--Italy's chain of internet cafes--for computer and internet access.

Tomorrow my Italian language classes start, so tomorrow I will begin my attempts to become comfortable with speaking Italian. I am borderline terrified to speak because I am not so good at it! I bet within two weeks though I will make great leaps.

Until then...(leave me a comment!)

I'm here!

I don't really have time to write as I am currently going through all sorts of orientation procedures but I just wanted to let everyone know that I am here, safe, happy, and temporarily too busy to write. You'll hear from me soon!

Coming soon

A long post of the recap of my summer is coming in the next couple of days so come back in a few and check it out!