Buongiorno! So I am so glad that all of you guessed why I put up the picture with the owl in it. Yes I love owls and I hope I can find more owls throughout my journey in Italy.
After not getting much sleep these past three days, I finally went to bed before midnight and woke up bright and early at 7:30 am. with the rest of the day ahead of me. I spent the morning sitting in my bed on my computer writing for my blog and reviewing grammar for my Italian class. The house was very quiet in the morning because everyone was still asleep. At 11:00 everyone woke up, and the kitchen was filled with eight girls making brunch. I decided to peel some of my carrots and ate them with tunafish and a friselle d'orzo.
It has been really hard finding carrots here. At the supermarket they only sell five to six unpeeled carrots and if you don't eat them within five days they go bad. My problem is not that I can't finish them (everyone knows I am a rabbit) but that I have to keep going to the supermarket to buy more. I really just miss buying a two pound bag of baby carrots at the supermarket that lasts the week. I also miss my bunny in crime, my dust buster, my snuggle buddy and fellow carrot lover, Chaos. I miss seeing him run to the refrigerator the minute I open the door, and I miss hearing him cry/wine/whimper every time I chomp into a carrot, and I miss sharing my carrots with him. I hope my mom is still buying carrots for the house, just so Chaos gets some too. Every time I eat carrots I always think about Chaos, the cutest dog in the world who thinks he is part bunny.
Anyway, enough about carrots, and my part rabbit persona. What exactly did I do today? It was a very productive day but it was not very exciting. After lunch I worked out with a group of friends. We did a relatively hard workout that involved 13 exercises timed for a minute and repeated three times. The workout was leg and core intensive with some pushups and dips to work our arms. It has been very difficult for me to find exercises that work my arms, because I have no equipment. That means I have to stick to the old fashion way of doing pushups and dips to get an arm workout.
I can't wait for Bologna! I will be sharing my room with one other person, my roommates will be Italian, I will have a clean kitchen (sometimes there are ants that appear in my kitchen, let not talk about it), a bigger fridge, more space to myself, a gym close by, better internet, cooler weather, a laundry machine that works….Did I mention the laundry machines in all four apartments don't work! Well they don't work and there are no driers. So after my workout I had to wash all my sweaty, disgusting clothes by hand in a bucket and then hang them to dry. The bucket was very small so I had to do six bucket loads of clothes. Of course it is nice to have a washer and drier, but I really just miss a washer. I take so many things for granted when I am at home.
Another productive thing I did was research about the future. Everyday since I have been here, I have been reading blogs and magazines online about nutrition and fitness. This past summer I have been really interested in these two subject areas and I really want to learn more. I still am interested about possibly going to medical school, but I think I need a break after my undergraduate education to figure out what exactly I want to do. So I researched possible ideas of what I could do during this one or two year gap. I know one might be thinking., why are you thinking about this now? you are in Italy? enjoy your time. I have been enjoying my time here, and it is really flying by fast, but I had some free time, and the internet was cooperating so why not check some options out. It is always good to plan ahead, therefore I know what courses I might need to take, and what type of internship or job I should be looking for. I always like to know things ahead of schedule.
Once my eyes had enough of the computer screen, I decided to go into the centro of Lecce and see the lights during the festival. This time I had more energy and walked around for two hours. I got to sample many different types of nuts, cookies, cupeta, and dried fruit. Everything was delicious, except the dried fruit. The dried fruit at the festival was covered in sugar and too sweet. If I am going to eat something covered in sugar, I want it to be sour like sour gummy worms or sour patch kids. Unfortunately there are no sour patch kids here, something I truly miss. While I tasted the samples. some of my friends bought kabob wraps, fries, crepes and meat sandwiches. I have been trying to eat healthy when I can, and eating a crepe or fried food just didn't sound appetizing to me. Instead, I decided I wanted to have gelato, since it had been over a week since the last time I had it. (the last time I had it was the time I ate gelato twice in once day, remember?) I went outside my comfort zone of gelato (pistachio has been the flavor I always get) and instead got yogurt with mela verde (greek yogurt and green apple). It was delicious! I loved the taste of the greek yogurt with the sweet and sour apple flavored gelato. I definitely recommend trying the fruity flavors of gelato if you are ever in Italy. The flavors are natural and not too sweet.
Everyone was very full and in a food coma so we decided to walk around the festival once more, and then walk home. It was a very relaxing and uneventful day on a Sunday and I really enjoyed it. This week is my last week in Lecce, and the program schedule is very busy. We have a final and oral presentation on Thursday, as well as group dinners Monday and Thursday. I also have to pack my bags and finish up all the food I purchased by the end of the week. Then I am off to Greece with a couple of my friends before the Bologna program starts. While in Greece I will have very limited Internet, so I apologize in advance for my lack of blogging. However I plan to blog about my trip when I return. I miss everyone so much and I can't wait to find out where I am living in Bologna and give my family the address. (hint: packages :)) Ciao for now!
Con tanto amore,
Samantha
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