Thinking about my life in the USA is almost like a dream. I can't imagine taking a CAR! I can't imagine not walking everywhere! Seeing all these big commercial company's every direction I turn my head.
I'm so thankful I got the chance to come to Italy. I've grown so much as a person. I can't imagine going back to the USA and being the same person I was. I learned a lot about myself and how to think for myself and I'm still trying to find my own idea's on things.
The first week of June, I went to AFS camp. It was crazy. I liked the nights more than the days. And the volunteers were probably the coolest volunteers I've ever met. We did lot's of games during the days, and talking about everything from families to politics. The food was pretty great, now. I haven't been eating meat a lot lately and I noticed eating it now is a bit gross, that was the only downside of the food, there was a good amount of meat.
I'll miss all of those exchange students. I learned a lot from them. I got to see a lot of different views in people. I love it.
About a week after AFS camp, school ended. I drank wine in class with my religion teacher, which I thought was pretty cool, but apparently it's not that unusual. As soon as I got out of the school, it was chaos. Red wine got sprayed on me. Everyone was throwing wine everywhere, drinking out from the bottles. Also water was thrown everywhere. People were honking their cars, playing their music really loud, and standing up in the cars screaming. I wish it was a bit like this in the USA. Italians are really passionate. I'm sad I didn't get pictures, but I think this is something that couldn't be explained through a photo.
This first week of summer is going by a bit slow. Which is good on a lot of levels. I hope to go to the seaside to swim and to visit my friend, go see a few more things, but all in all I am happy with all I have seen and experienced.
I know if I could go back and change a few things, I would. But I can't, and I think everything happens for a reason.
2 comments:
Hi okay so I hope this isn't terribly creepy but I was directed to your blog from the AFS website because i REALLY want to go to italy for my junior year of high school. I was wondering what you could tell me about the application process- was it super hard to get into and expensive? i've looked into a bunch of other programs but i think I like AFS the most- did you have any problems with them or with your host families? was it weird having to go to school with your host sister or brother (if you did? i don't really know how any of it works) and when should i apply if i want to go for the 2011-2012 school year? do you have any suggestions or advice? sorry if this is weird/creepy- i'm really nervous about all of this- is it hard learning the language and keeping up with school work even though it's all in italian? it would be so great of you to answer, but i understand if you're freaked out hahah thank you!!!!
Hello, I am going to Ivrea in september as an exchange student also. I read your whole blog and loved it. If you could talk a bit more of bad emotional moments and how to deal with them, that would be really good. Or how to deal with family. Your boyfriend is cute, and I bet it must be devastating leaving him.
Hope to hear from you soon.
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