Ramblings

The Netherlands was AWESOME, now after one night in Firenze I'm in Panicale. It's beautiful.

Someone posed this question to me (talking about the book - and movie, who knew? - The Secret): What do you REALLY want?

I want to fall in love and then travel before settling in one place. I want to go to South Africa, but not family-trip or solo style. I want a houseboat in Amsterdam!

What don't I want? Some things you think you want, you actually don't. Will I ever truly want a tattoo? Or to skydive? Or to live in the U.S. for the rest/most of my life because my family is there?

What I'm doing when I get home in July:

• cooking the occasional dinner aka MAKING THE BEST HOMEMADE PIZZA with crazy toppings
• learning how to hair wrap and using cool beads & colors
• dying a pink streak in my hair again
• reading
• watching documentaries
• downloading music (full albums of my fave artists)
• Not being flaky and calling out people who are!
• Being spontaneous
• sleeping on the back porch or outside
• having Em drive me everywhere for once!

I love Italy so much being in someone's home, although they're an awesome family and so welcoming, made me realize how ready I'll be to go home to my own!!!

update - I will also learn to make sushi and where I can buy the fish/all ingredienttts

People have balls

On to the next.

I leave Florence on Saturday, it's been 3 of the best months of my life. So many great friends and memories. Luckily, I have the Netherlands to look forward to with Kai and Christine, then back to Italy until July 13! It will be CRAZY returning to the states after all of this, but I CANNOT wait to see everyone. I'll keep the blog going, because wanderlust is my favorite word and favorite song (shout out to Thompson Brothers Band). I love to travel; Florence was the best start I could have had.  So much to see it's completely overwhelming. But the people at each place are what matter.

Mhmmm.

Wanderlust Firenze.

I'm so comfortable here. I don't want to leave.  I'm thinking about this because I just looked at the picture of Florence at the top of this blog. Usually I ignore it because I've seen it so many times, but I just looked again - it's AMAZING how different it appears after living here. I know the streets, buildings and river bank so well. Three months ago it was just a picture in the top Google image results.

Materialism & Dance

Boredom. I have so much homework to do (including a 10 page, 1.5 spaced terrorism research paper) before my family gets here in the morning.
And so I will make a visual Free People wish list of things I will never buy.

favorite:

:) !

El Mare

The beach I went to the other day in Italy, Castiglioncello, was gorgeous. It wasn't too crowded because it's still only April but it was HOT. I went all the way in the Mediterranean for the first time - freezing but so refreshing and amazing. There were cliffs and steep stairs leading down to the water, the town itself was really cute also. Mom and Emily (if you read this, which I doubt) I cannot wait to see you on SatURDAyyy! wooooo. Also currently planning Capri for my last Italian excursion, SOOO excited.

Castiglioncello -

Lovelyyyy.

Lunch @ Ghostbusters.. the menu had nothing to do with ghosts or American food.....