My family is currently visiting in Italy which is, admittedly, bizarre. It's great, yes, but bizarre all the same. I have spent the last 2 months adjusting to simply being here. I have re-regimented my daily routine, sleep patterns, eating habits, etc etc. So, with that in mind, having familiarity again has been strange. I don't fear the same kind of strangeness when I go home in December, mostly because I will need to adjust everything that I had worked on for the past 4 months. It is a tricky little game, this abroad business. Just when you think you have Italy down to a science, it is time to re-emerge yourself in American culture. But back to my family. They are coming over to my host family's home for dinner tonight, which should be interesting. I truly hope that I am not expected to do all of the translating- that would surely be a big fat joke, and not a very funny one at that. Most unfortunately, Fabio will not be there! The girls will, though, and that will surely be more than enough entertainment for the evening.
Ah, families- both American and Italian.
Do you want to know about my trip to Venice? You should look at the album on facebook entitled "Venice gets its own album." I actually tried to insert some pictures on the blog but I am sooo terrible with the technology and the picture would not upload. On the bright side, though, I managed to fix the WiFi on my laptop. It was some business about an IP address? That means nothing to me, and it also meant nothing to other people when I complained about it. You should go to Venice, though. And you should also not miss your train to Venice. We managed to do that. Everything was going so well-we arrived at the train station nearly 2 hours early and all we had to do was physically get on the train. That part was difficult for us. We stared up at the board for what seemed like a life time, concentrating on "Venezia, 17:30" and waiting for a track number to appear. We then saw that the train was delayed 5 minutes...10 minutes...15? 20? 25! 30 minutes....All we did was wait. And then, sweet Hannah spoke up and said, "hey guys, we've been looking at the Arrivals board." Did you know that in order to depart from a specific location, you must look at the Departures board? Well, now you know. In a flurry we ran to the customer service office, received the good word that we could hop the next train for a mere 8 euro and have our Venetian adventure! On the train, we met a conductor named Fabio who asked us all where are are from. Usually when I say "Ohio" people politely nod and smile. Not Fabio! He said, "Ohio! Yes, Ohio! Beautiful song! Neil Young!" Yes. Yes. Yes. So, when he made his way to where we were standing (no seats for us) I showed him my I-Pod. "Look," I said, "I have it." His eyes lit up but he clearly did not believe that I knew this song. I took it upon myself to begin the sing along. Tin soldiers and Nixon's comin'-I sang to him and waited for him to finish the line. We're finally on our own! Fabio and I continued to sing most of the song. Afterwards, he asked me if I liked Pearl Jam. What a cool guy. (Please refer to the previous post in which I informed all travelers to know the music of generations past-it will get you anywhere.)
Since Venice, I have mostly been frittering away my time in the library at school, watching stupid things on You-Tube and having the most ridiculous giggle fits with my friends. Clearly, not alot is different from my time in the States. I do more writing here, though. I like that. I am currently writing a story about Dragons. That is all I can tell you about that. Fall break in 1 week! And then, I go to London and that will surely be an adventure.
Lesson: Savor your naps. I haven't taken one in about 2 months.
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