the flying gentleman

alright. so i'm at my school in florence. kind of. i'm waiting to check in to get my key to my apartment. it is currently 10:20 am italy time. i have been here for the past hour. actually... i came here an hour ago, and it was taking so long (the lady that is supposed to check us in and has our keys isnt here yet, so we're just waiting), i had to go back to my hotel (which was thankfully down the street) and check out and drag my humungous suitcase down two flights of stairs, which curved, might i add. and then down the street and here i am. whew.

mom left yesterday. we had so much fun. our late night talks on the balcony in rome. and all our complete randomness in asking other people for directions and whatnot. we entertained ourselves on train rides. and plane rides. and bus rides. and subway rides. ohhhh yes. the public transportation in rome is no match for us. we have it down to a science. however, when it comes to finding huge well known historical things in rome, we havent a clue. haha. anywho.

last night i was in my hotel in florence by myself and had a superb time. i watched sumo wrestling, boxing, and kickboxing. it was so hardcore. pretty much, there are maybe 20 tv channels here, and 6 of them are a combination of two different shows and thats it, and all the rest are in italian. lots of movies here that are our movies from home, and they just dub the voices over in italian. like the parent trap. yes, the one with lindsay lohan. i watched it in italian. oh, and cool runnings. that disney channel movie where they sing "Jamaica. we have a bobsled team." yeah. in italian. and the sopranos and ER and PRISON BREAK! yes, prison break. i couldnt believe it. what else. ummmm. yeah, so i watched the news a lot, cause it was cnn world news and stuff. and then i watched sumo wrestling and boxing and found myself actually cheering for people. diaz was the lightweight boxing champion of the world. the guy he fought had silly "trunks" on. (thats the boxing word for shorts) and they do this funny hug thing when theyre boxing to like take a break i guess.. i dont know. but the ref guy pulls them apart and they start punching each other again. it was pretty amazing. diaz is only 23 and has been pro for 7 years and now is the world champion for the second time. he is undefeated. crazzzzzy. so i did that and ate poptarts and drank a bacardi breezer with ice in it and it was quite tasty.

i feel like i had more to share about, but really... now that im sitting in front of a computer, i cant think of any of it. oh, i saw lots of sunflower fields on the way from venice to rome and from rome to florence. im very excited about them!! ok... i'm going to fill things out and hopefully be in my apartment soon... i need a nap!!

andrea is my roommate, and im living with two other girls that i dont know, so please be praying for them. im really excited about being here with people i dont know, but im a little (ok a lot) terrified at the same time. pray that i use this experience for God and to share His love. i miss all of you!!! ciao! :)