Happy Halloween

Yep not really a holiday over here but they just informed us that tomorrow is a national holiday here so nothing will be open. Not for us though we don't get U.S. holidays or the Italian holidays I am wondering if my history teacher knows about this for our walking class tomorrow (might be a short class, he's British). There is a Halloween party tonight at one of the larger apartments, not sure what I am going to dress up as yet I am sure I will come up with something.

Last night I gave myself a much needed haircut. Lindz said the other day on skype "Have you look into getting a haircut?" haha I did look into and decided I would have the easiest time buying a 10 euro kit and doing it myself. It was tough had to start with scissors and was a little scared where it was going but it turned out ok way to short but ok, I think I will be good until I can have Christy cut it when I get back. After seeing the haircuts guys have over here I feel pretty good about it. I should have takin in progress pics sorry my hands were pretty busy I could have made a wig with what I cut off.

Thats it for now. Later

It's Raining

It’s raining, no it is pouring I am so glad I brought my rain jacket and umbrella and didn’t hang my laundry outside. I still have a pair of jeans that haven’t dried it has only been 3 days though. So as I was riding the bus home tonight I was getting really irritated and it was something that was almost making me angry, that’s when it came to me I knew exactly the answer why “some” Roman people are so stinkin mean, it’s the cobblestones. Yep that’s right driving on them, walking on them, riding a bus on them will drive anyone insane and you should see the puddles when it rains it might as well been Venice. That anger starts as a baby getting rattled in a stroller across the cobblestones shaking them consistently and it just goes on from there. Well this might not be the only reason “some” (better put that there) Romans are such unpleasant people. I am sure that be a male American isn’t helping me either. They love the girls, I wont say what I want to say but to them a girl is a girl no matter what they are at least to the men the old ladies lots of them just plan mean, ok wait that’s not fare there have to be nice ones out there. Really though I don’t blame them this is a big city and you got to be tough or someone will take advantage of you. Ok well that’s my take on it, but it changes daily. Later

I know its been a while

Well the last couple weeks have been really busy. My parents, Travis and Holly were here then I went to Venice and Florence with them. I got back to Rome at 11:30pm on a Monday night and had to go to studio to register for my classes. Then found out the Scott had surgery a few hours before so I tried figuring out how he was doing. Then finally I went to bed to get up at 6:30 the next morning to leave for a class trip to Milan, Venice then travel to Florence with friends for the weekend, I got back from it all yesterday.

Ok now to take a step back, it was really fun to have my dad, mom, trav, and Holly here and get to travel with them a little. It was kind of like vacation for me too, except I had to go to classes. But on the bright side did not do any homework for the last two weeks and now I am kicking myself for that. It will be a busy week catching up with school work but it was worth it and I need time to go fast now because in like 18 days Lindz comes (but whos counting haha) My favorite part of Italy so far was our bike ride through Tuscay. We rode 25 miles on a hybrid bike we were the only tour group that didnt walk our bikes up any hills the only group ever. We were supposed to only go 15 but we would have arrived at lunch way to early. When we got to the lunch spot it was at a 14 century villa with the family living in it, the villa had been passed down all those years. The made us a 4 course meal and it was really cool. Then we rode back in the freezing cold, but it was well worth it.

Moving on the the class trips. I have never stayed in a crappier place in my life I think. I am trying to think of something to compare it to but I have never been to prison so I can't think of anything. All I can say is stay away from anything called a youth hostel. The one in Venice was much worse then the one in Milan. In Venice we were in a room full of a lot of other people you should have smelled that place, I didn't sleep much there. The shower was hot at least, and I now know what a piece of hard bread and jelly is like for breakfast. These wonderful places couldnt have come at a better time after staying in 4 star hotels with the family. I am sure I can think up some stories later on. Florence afterwards was good I went back into Tuscany to a town called Greve it was really awesome. Oh yeah I DID NOT see the David woops was I supposed to, I made a decision that I was so sick of museums and was going to do what I wanted while there. I wish I would of had my bike there thats foresure.

Its back to classes this week. I have a project due Wednesday and another due next Tuesday and another due next Wednesday so its going to be a fun week or two. I am ready for it though I had had enough traveling and am ready for a couple weeks of normalacy until I go to London to meet up with Lindz which I cant wait for.

I will try and come up with something entertaining to write about this week when I get sick of working on projects. Later

Something New

Well I haven't wrote anything for about a week. Sorry no funny stories this time. We just finished a workshop with Primo Angeli. He is famous graphic designer that sold his company about 5 years ago that was based out of San Fransico. He did the 1996 olympics graphics along with a lot of other high profile stuff. My group redesigned olive oil lables. It was a really good experience and learned a lot with him as a teacher for a week. Pretty much got a portfolio piece in the 4 days I worked on it. Seems like we should do more projects like this more often.

Moving on I am getting excited for my parents and Travis and Holly to come on Saturday. It can't come soo enough. The day they leave it is 17 days until Lindz comes does it sound like I am excited about that. I think the rest of the time is going to go pretty fast. The Family will be here for a week then I will go to Venice and possibly Florence with them, then come back Monday night and Leave Tuesday am with my class to go to Milan and Venice then Travel to Florence with friends afterwards because by that time my parents will be back to the US of A.

Alright sorry this is short and no pictures maybe I can post some pictures later. I will try and make a better post later on or the next couple days.

Naples, Sorrento, Pompeii, Capri

So just got back from the Southern trip. We went to Naples on Thursday with the class, went to two boring museums, well one was actually preety good and for me to say that it takes a lot not much of a museum person but still cool to see. Then we went and checked into our convent, we stayed with the nuns they didn't speak english but they liked us. The place was nice, clean and had really good espresso for breakfast and the pic of me in a blue shirt is what the view was, which was pretty awesome. The next day we spent the day in Pompeii, for those who are reading this that don't know whats there is is a ancient city that got covered when a volcano erupted a really long time ago and they have dug it back up. It was a long 6 hours but there were some cool parts. Then the adventure begun. We were on our own, and traveling by train back to Sorrento were we were staying the next 3 nights. I have the directions to the bed and breakfast. So we got of the train got bus tickets and got on the right bus. This crazy old man was trying to tell us we didnt know what we were doing but we couldnt understand him. Then a guy sitting next to me tried to explain it still didnt get it so we were about 40 minutes outside of Sorrento and at the end of the bus line and the bus driver calls our bed and breakfast. Then we get on a bus heading toward Sorrento and get off at this shady bar to meet this guy thats going to take us there. He pulled up in a tiny POS car and we got in (scared out of our minds) and he was really nice he take us and the place I booked was amazing room was huge and it was great. He gave us a ride back into town for dinner at a good resturant then we took a shuttle back. It all worked out very well. The next day we went over to Capri a boat ride away and went to the beach there then took a boat ride around the island. When we came back we checked into a new bed and breakfast, took a cab this time. This place was pretty nice too. We ate a cheap good meal and went to bed. The next day we went to the "beach" (a platform over the water) and laid in lounge chairs it was nice. We then went into downtown Sorrento walk around shopped and ate dinner. We went back played cards and went to bed. Next morning we came back to Rome. All and all good trip. I my add more later but this is already a lot to read sorry.