First Week of Classes

So the fun, exciting adventures of living in Rome were a little halted this week for classes. I guess I'm still adjusting a bit to the time difference since I did not sleep very well this week (dramamine was my best friend after lying in bed for hours unable to sleep). My schedule is pretty crazy though. Mondays and Wednesdays I don't start class until 2:15 but don't end until 8 so that stinks a bit. Then Tuesdays I start at 8:30 AM and end around 5 PM (but only have 2 classes), and Thursdays I only have one class from 8:30-10:20 AM.


I'm actually incredibly excited about all of my classes. I switched things around a bit and am now taking an Italian language class. It's just an introductory level but, hey, I just want to know the basics. Recently, I've been stopped in the streets and have been asked things in Italian. I assumed I just looked super American, but I guess when I'm alone I look Italian enough that they assume I speak it. Hopefully my Italian class will help me with that. I'm convinced my YEARS of Spanish will make it super easy to learn, but my teacher keeps telling me that's not the case. I'm sure she just because we'll say things the Spanish way assuming it's better than saying it the English way, but we'll still be wrong. 


Classes are definitely a lot different here than at UVa. One of my classes has 13 people in it. It's a Econ class. That's smaller than discussion classes! But it is kind of cool because they're such small classes that meeting people in class is actually feasible. Plus the majority of people at John Cabot are study abroad students, so they're all just excited to meet people. The biggest drawback in terms of meeting other people is how far away I live. Almost the rest of the people other than about four apartments, including mine, live on the opposite side of the school. The Vatican is definitely a nice area but not too terribly much to do other than, of course, the museums. Hopefully I'll be able to explore the area closer to the campus next week in between classes. No Friday classes though, so my weekend officially starts at 10:20 on Thursdays!!! THAT is something I am excited about!


Tomorrow I'm going on a day trip to Siena! I have a friend studying abroad there so hopefully I'll have time to visit her. I'll be sure to update once I return and post pictures!


Ciao