Well, I can officially say that my semester abroad has begun! I had a rough time falling asleep last night and I associate that with the "first day of school jitters". I am definitely still adjusting to the time difference and learning how to best communicate with those at home. However, I am still happy to be where I am and I am glad that school is looking to be pretty easy. I had only two classes today, Intro to Marketing at Noon till 2:30 then Broadcasting: Italian Culture and Television from 6-830pm. Marketing seems like it will be pretty boring in the sense that my teacher is very slow and she seems a little intimidated but I am planning to just throw myself into my studies and work very hard to get all A's. My Broadcasting professor is an intelligent man who sounds like Bartok from Anastasia, for those of you who have not seen the movie, I will include a clip at the end...educate yourself. Overall my day was very mellow and I found a bookstore that has "international books" aka books in English and bought Sense and Sensibility, I have always wanted to read it as well as this other book that I have never heard of an currently very confused by. However, I am happy to be reading. I have lots of time to fill during my week days and I might as well do things I couldn't do back in the States, such as read or take a nap or do my Julian Michael's Six Week Six Pack DVD. I love Italy. Learning each day how to just simply live. I think we often forget how simple life really can be and so embracing the Italian culture has been a challenge but a very healthy and rewarding one. I have nothing worth complaining about and I am enjoying the little things. Now that school has begun, I know it will all fly by and I do not want to look back on this trip and be angry with myself for not FULLY experiencing it because I was too busy worrying everything other than that exact moment.
I found a quote that summarizes how I feel about this trip:
"Do you really want to look back on your life and see how wonderful it could have been and you not been afraid to live it?"
The answer is: no. I do not want to look back on this trip and wish I could have done more or seen more or worried less. So, I will do, see, and experience all that I want to and continue to have the time of my life. I will be limiting my time on the computer and immersing myself in this city and outside of it fully.
Bartok
CIAO!
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