So my one month mark passed two days ago. This trip has been different as I knew it would. Certainly the trip hasn't been bad--how could it? I've relaxed plenty, laughed more and spent a lot of time with beautiful people in a beautiful place. Undoubtedly I'm going to miss this place when I leave. I'm going to miss the people most of all, but also the way Stephen's kitchen sink faucet tabs are backwards so the blue is hot and the red is cold. The way his kitchen chairs are too tall so I can swing my feet while I type this. I'm going to miss the bells ringing in each hour and each mass. The cafes, the coffee, the warmth. I'll miss the lake and the swans, the castles, the bikes and the terracotta chimneys.
Today, and lately really, I've been waking up not feeling 100% I've felt stressed and unhappy about a lot of things, but surprisingly not about leaving. My time here has been exciting and filled with a lot of opportunities that I'm happy to say I have taken. And my future ahead in college continues to reveal itself as a bright one leaving me only hopeful.
I don't know what I'm saying. I got on here to write about what I've up to in these days.
I've been reading Hemingway--this blogs namesake actually. But also, I've read The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde which left me feeling both enlightened and a little insane. I read un roman francais translated into English but I can't remember the title.
I've also been working my Degree. It's actually for a scholarship but I have been learning new and exciting things like how to write code.
I've also been doing a lot of yoga. Tutti should try this video. It's easy and quickly becoming one of my favorites.
Nutella for whatever reason tastes better in Italy, therefore in holy matrimony with peanut butter I've been consuming perhaps unhealthy amounts of said chocolate spread.
Pinterest is slowly creeping back into my life again after a months long hiatus. I'm pleased and disappointed with this develop but mostly pleased.
Today was supposed to be spent solely on filling out scholarships and writing essays, and while the night is young and that dream still salvageable, the sun finally came out today and distracted me for far too long with its beautiful rays so now I'm off to help Jessica with dinner and write some essays, 'tis the life.
Burn brightly today bold ones!