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I have complained about having two classes: food and wine, and the SOC class, wishing I only had to take one. Don’t get me wrong, both are so interesting especially the SOC class but it is a little hard to watch everyone leave after 2 hours and 15 minutes when we stay for 5 hours.…

Apparently some critics also known as Joseph Wells think my blog is too lengthy. “I read your blog for a second because it was all over facebook, but then stopped because it was too long.” So this will be a short gig. Today Chan and I tasted 3 types of wine in our food and…

Saturday we woke up at the crack of dawn. 6 AM. We walked to the train station with our backpacks and tennis shoes ready to go. We drove for 2 hours on the bus then took a train over to Monterosso. It was incredible. Chan and a few other peeps in our program decided to…

Midterms are over with. You would think they wouldn’t be hard. But to our luck, they were. Here’s the latest update on Chan’s and my life: I don’t want to dwell on it, but Will and Kate. I was glued to LA times website as I watched them stroll through my neighborhood. The best part…

It’s happened. The heat has got the best of me. Stepping outside is an event. I am trying to be positive but I am really struggling. I go to school at the University of Arizona and am used to the heat. This heat is different. It reminds me of if you leave the hot water…

Sunday morning was a learning experience. Channing and I woke up at the crack of dawn also known as before 8 AM, and walked to the train station. We had hoped to get on a bus for 3 euro, to venture to “The Mall.” The mall is a designer fashion outlet 30 minutes outside of…

Note: This was from a few days ago… I have decided to be adventurous. Last night at the restaurant Za Za, Channing and I decided to order a platter of cheeses, meats, and the daring pâté. I was nervous about tasting the house pâté, but then decided to change my mentality to ‘i’m in Italy.…

Yesterday, Chan and I were struggling. Not because we were hungover (we didn’t go out the night before), but because we literally get 5 hours of sleep every night. We are either eating, walking, in class, or getting ready. Oh well. We woke up late, and had no time to stop for our daily cappuccino.…

Classes have begun. They are quite different than any of the classes I have taken at the U of A. I don’t typically taste 5 different cheeses or wander around and look at historic monuments. Monday, Chan and I decided to get lost before class and find a FABULOUS cafe. We sipped cappucino’s and ate…

So for my SOC. class here in Italia, I am to write a journal of 100 words everyday. These will be MINI gigs. July 4, 2011 I have been living an Italian lie. I don’t know what is more baffling: realizing Santa Claus was a fictional character, or that oil and vinegar do not go…