After the first-ever flight to make me motion sick (congrats to the winning gusts at Washington, D.C.'s Dulles Airport), I met up with the rest of the crew and we hopped on the 7 hour flight to Italy!!!
It has felt very surreal being here. I keep feeling as though this is a vacation, not a living situation, so I'll need to address that. And not knowing the language bothers me a lot more than I thought it would! Maybe it's because I'm a know-it-all, but I really dislike the feeling of being unable to communicate with people around me... Yes, the Italians can probably understand me when I speak Spanish, but it's not their language, and I really like their language! I don't want to be rude by attempting to speak Spanish to them, either, but I really don't know enough Italian to communicate yet...
However, I have the distinct feeling that this will soon change. Even just today by looking at signs and asking my Professors questions, I may have learned 60 new words! However, I may very well not remember them tomorrow as I am tired!!! I've been up for 27 hours now, and I didn't get much sleep the night before I left either... So we'll have to see how much of the barrage of information I got today I've retained by tomorrow!
I have to go before the Internet cuts out (we were allowed a longer period than normal to let our parents know how we are doing), but I'll keep you all posted! Hopefully I'll be able to put up pictures by the end of this weekend!
Love you all, and a buona notte! :D
1 comment:
Yayyy! So glad to hear you made it there safely. Eekers though, sorry to hear about the motion sickness!! :( I'm sure you will learn more of the language and fit right in shortly. You are a marvel at social situations and you are going to do great! {{hugs!!}}
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