We woke up today at 6 am, unfortunately not by choice after going to bed at one. I am allergic to down and my comforter is made from it. At 5:00 I woke up wheezing from an allergy attack due to the down. I tried to go back to bed, but my roommate woke up at 6 and decided to take a shower; waking the rest of us up. Full of energy, and on five hour of sleep, I decided to go on a run still short of breath from the night. My lungs gave out after a mile or so and I walked the rest of the way home short of breath. I took a short shower and then all the roommates and I headed out for the open-air market, the largest one in all of Europe. I bought tons of produce along with some household items we needed for ridiculously cheap.
After heading home I made breakfast then the entire apartment of USAC students made our way to school. The subway(metro) is about ten minutes away. We got on for a five minute ride to the bus station and a 30 minute ride to school. We sat through a two hour orientation then a 2.5 hour teacher introduction before lunch. Needless to say I zoned out about 15 mins in. Honestly it felt like USAC gathered the worst public speakers they could find for this. The entire room of 60+ students was able to pay attention to 2 of the professors. We went to the cafeteria then had our first elementary Italian class, which was basically pointless. I learned more Italian speaking to the vendors at the open-air market then the Italian professor. We took the metro and train back home and relaxed for the majority of the night.
After downloading entourage a group of 6 of us watched it and enjoyed a little American entrainment. Myself and 3 guys went down to an Irish pub, had a pint each, and exchanged stories from our college experiences. We walked back home and everyone went to bed, except for me. I stayed up to write the daily blog. Tomorrow I have four hours of class beginning at noon.
I enjoy writing this blog and would love it if everyone who reads it would leave a short message. I hope that everyone back in the states enjoys reading this as much as I enjoy writing it.
Ciao
Coop
8 comments:
you know I'm reading it! Thanks for posting...
love you,
Mom
Coop, keep bloggin, I enjoy them. And don't forget to catch a little shut-eye. ly, pops
I miss you. And love boobies!
I love reading your recaps on your blog babe...but our Skype convos are much better! :) It's great that you're keeping everyone up to date!
xoxox
Love the blogs. Sounds like you are having a great time in Italia!
Coop,
I check it about as often as my fantasy football team. About every day! Sounds like your having a great time. Glad to hear.
Chris
Coop,
Do you have an inhaler for your asthma? You need to ditch the down comforter! Love reading your blogs!
xoxo,
Suzi
Oh my, oh my--the fun you're having. Love your travel journal and the rich peoples's church and poor people's church. Watch out for the cheap wine---it can cause such head trauma in the morning. Perhaps you already know that. Love you, am
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