This is the fifth time I have visited Italy, and in each of my visits, I have come to realize that there are only a few words of Italian you HAVE to know in order to survive. I have compiled them together below and created with them a typical Italian conversation. Every Italian I have showed this to thinks it is hilarious. Please note that when ( Read more... )

Once again, I will make apologies for not updating any sooner, and I will once again provide you all with empty and meaningless promises that I will try to update more often. I'm sorry, but I guess this "blogging" stuff just isn't my style, although I will really try to write a little more often, if not for you guys, then for myself, because I know ( Read more... )

I'm sitting here in my room, completely alone. Except for the very faint music from a party that I hear outside my window, my room is completely silent. I cooked a Thanksgiving dinner earlier today, because even though I am away from home and the Germans don't celebrate this holiday, I was determined to not let it slip by. It was a huge dinner for ( Read more... )

For example, look at these wonderful pictures that I took today with my camera phone at the train station:


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I'm very disappointed. Let's all keep our fingers crossed for Sunday...

As I speak! I just got out of the shower, my friend Cat called me, and I looked out the window... SNOW! I just hope it sticks so I can go sledding and make snow angels and snow men and throw snow balls at little unsuspecting children... otherwise, I will be thoroughly pissed, because I don't like gray shlush (is that the right word?) that makes my ( Read more... )

I'm sorry I'm so f-ing lazy when it comes to keeping this thing updated. Remember when I was back in Italy... I would write those really long entries almost every other day... people would actually read my blog and leave comments... and now, nothing. :) I PROMISE that I'll try to change, but my theory is: why live life always in front of my ( Read more... )

I'm officially crazy ( Read more... )

Wow.  It’s been quite a long time since I last updated.  I apologize to everyone back home because in the last few weeks I have been just lousy with keeping in touch, writing in my journal, etc.  There are several reasons for this, I suppose.  One is that I always spend so much time with Eugenio when he’s here, and I really don’t get on my computer ( Read more... )

Let me just clear up a few things before I begin this update. The six bottles of wine, pictured below, have NOT all been finished. I only took the picture because I have never owned so much wine at one time in my entire life, and I thought it was cool. No, I did not have a crazy, wine-filled night, so don't get any crazy ideas. Second, many people ( Read more... )