i've been quite slack at this thing all summer. not having a computer that i can check whenever i want has actually been quite refreshing. having to pay for it affects how much i use it but i'm okay with that. less computer has meant more time for myself and more time spent with friends and doing stuff that actually matters.

we are on our last week of reading. i seriously can't believe its already that time- time to have to start saying goodbye. its probably pretty cliche if i say time flies but i'm going to say it anyways. i really don't know where time has gone. when we were at home 5 weeks felt like a lifetime but now that we are here it has gone by like nothing.
this trip continues to be good in so many ways. everyday brings new things-new challenges, conversations, observations, friends and oppurtunities.
it has definitely been a growing and learning experience and it's changed me for the better. at least i hope so...
this trip has meant constant thoughts running through my head. constantly thinking about life and who i am and who i want to become, what i want to accomplish and what i want to do. i've made alot of realizations but there is also still alot that i haven't been able to work out...i don't know if i ever will be able to untangle them...

in 2 weeks and a little bit i will be home. i am soaking it all up and enjoying the last days we spend here. spending as much time with friends as possible before we have to say goodbye. the people here have been my family for the last 5 weeks and saying goodbye is going to be pretty hard. i know i will miss this place and the people once i am gone...at least there is technology to keep us in touch.
in a week and a bit we head to rome. ha. i hope we don't get lost....
gelato here we come.
when in rome, do as the romans do...

if i don't write in the next 2 weeks...i will see you soon regina.