We Are So Posh....

Nothing like an awesome night out with the girls! Wait, back up - nothing like an awesome DAY and NIGHT with the girls.

Georgette and I started the day off right by hitting up Il Porcospino by San Lorenzo to get some grub. As always, a little lunch date turned into a three hour chat fest...and of course, some vino took part in our fabulous lunch. She got to meet Albert...and I was happy to see him too because I have been chasing him down trying to hang out forever. It's always nice to get a free 1/2 litre of wine - good to have friends at restaurants :)

I saw Franco while we were there which was great. Albert must have told him that I was there so he came out and said hi to Georgette and I and talked to us for a few minutes. How nice! I'm pretty sure he didn't remember who I was (I mean, give the guy a break it was 3 years ago)...but it was a very nice gesture of him to visit our table.

Needless to say, we're going back...but maybe a little less vino next time because that totally killed our tab!!!!

After a nice little nappy at home, I went back out and met up with Georgette and a few other lovely ladies for what was to become the perfect evening. We started out with some drinks and fun conversation and then made our way over to The Cavalli Club at Piazza del Carmine. I really wasn't sure what to expect with the name and all...but there was no cover charge and it ended up being really cool inside and we danced our butts off for like two hours or something.

I'm not going to lie...being in a club where everyone was dressed so nice...and oh yeah, ROBERTO CAVALLI was there...made us feel pretty baller and posh!! We are totally going back :)

Now, I just have to figure out my Boston trip and we're all good....happy happy happy!!

A dopo

...non lo so...

I woke up this morning with mad anxiety in my chest. It's just like, something is really bothering me and I have no idea what it is even though I've been searching my brain all morning for possible reaons...I can't seem to shake the feeling at the moment. It paralyzes me and makes me not want to do anything or ever leave my bed...which is probably the opposite of what I should do. Oh well...



Maybe it's not anxiety...maybe my body is hating me for eating a ham and cheese quesadilla followed by a kebab at 2:30 am...ew, that's never a settling feeling when you know you've eaten like a pig the night before! Gross!!



I've become friends with these two really awesome girls...it was nice being able to go out and have people to talk to about real shit for once. That's been one thing that's rare here - there's a lot of people around and definitely people to call but not a lot of people to like REALLY talk to. I'm sad because one of the girls is just here for the semester so she leaves in December...but the other girl is here for 6 more months I believe? So, it's nice to know our friendship can continue on and grow!



I'm beginning to look into tickets to come home for the holidays. It's a weird feeling actually...I'm really excited but I'm a little bit nervous at the same time. Even though I've kept in touch with everyone it will feel like a dream when I can see them all again...and then leave again and won't be back for so long...I wonder how I will feel about home once I'm there. I'm more interested to see how I will feel about Italy when I'm in Boston...I hope I have positive feelings towards both.



In a way, my time here this "semester" has been a very big learning experience. I'm seeing the culture in a much different light than I was able to when I was studying abroad. I'm viewing the city with a completely different perspective than I did three years ago...not necessarily in a good or bad way, just totally different. So, this was my learning experience and next "semester" will be much better I think...I'm looking forward to it!!



I need to LIVE more while I'm here...I'm not taking enough of advantage of the fact that I'm in ITALY....maybe I will go on a day trip this weekend with someone. Or check out a museum. Or get dressed up and go to a delicious dinner at a restaurant. It's like, why the hell not? I came here to LIVE and I feel like I'm not doing enough of that...so YA, moving forward...that's what it's all about. Letting go a little bit more enjoying life :)

Ahhhhhhh, I feel so much better now!!!!

A dopo :)

I'm Alive...

Yay! I'm alive! So, I was not ignoring my blog...I simply had swine flu (according to the doctor, but I'm not really sure if that was a true diagnosis or not) and was sick in bed for a week. Anyway, I am completely back to normal health now - hallelujah!!

Let's see here...the doctor was an interesting experience for me. All five of us were sick in the house so last Tuesday they called the doctor to come do a house visit (because that is normal here). Twenty minutes later, the doctor shows up and we all went into the living room and with no privacy at all had our check-ups one at a time with him. He checked our hearts, ears and throats. After looking at us, he said that we had the swine flu and needed to rest for the rest of the week and drink lots of water, orange juice, etc...he is saying this as he is putting a cigarette in his mouth and his motor scooter helmet back on!!

Clearly, being stuck in the house for a week with four other sick people wasn't an ideal situation...but I guess it was nice to do nothing for a week except for eat and sleep. It was funny though because all I wanted to eat was chicken soup and normal things one would eat when sick - but we still ate legit meals.

Anyway, I know this was a totally lame post but it's 11 now and I am starting to think bed sounds like a really awesome idea. I'll have to be on my blogging game this week and really make up for the week I lost :)

A dopo!