Hello everyone,

It's been a while since the last update, and for that I apologize but would like to point out that instead of writing I've been out having the time of my life!

So since our last update I've been out exploring Rome and have done some really awesome things. Last weekend I attended my first ever rugby match. It was the second game in a tournament called the Six Nations Tournament, which pits the national teams from Ireland, England, France, Italy, Wales, and Scotland against each other throughout Europe. The game that I caught was Ireland vs. Italy right here in Rome. What an experience. My roommate and I paid 35 Euro for our tickets and to our surprise were seated 3 rows back from the field, so we had an up-close view.  It was really neat to be in the crowd when everyone was singing the anthem for each team, which everyone in the stadium did for both teams. Everyone except the two Americans that is.

The Rugby Match

I met a lot of Irish guys over the weekend too because all the fans came down for the whole weekend. They were all really friendly and they all knew how to have a good time, which was cool. It was nice being able to meet new people without the burden of the language barrier that exists between us and the Italians.

My classes started this week, which reminded me that I actually have to do some work over here. I'm excited to start class though, as they're all really relevant to what I'm doing and what I want to do. I have Italian every day, which is great because the more I learn the easier it's going to be here. Then I'm taking two creative writing classes, which is great because I'm thinking that's what direction I'd like to head down in the future. One of the writing classes, Fiction, is just me and one other girl meeting with the teacher once a week in a cafe. And our teacher is the head of the creative writing program at Santa Barbara City College, so I'm hoping to get a lot from the one-on-one time with him. Hopefully you guys will notice some improvement! The last class I'm taking is called "The Grand Tour of Italy" and entails going to all the cool places with a teacher and learning all about them. The way I see it, if I have to take classes here those ones aren't too bad.


Anyways, it's time to go find some good Italian food to quench my hunger, so I hope everything is well with everyone back home and I hope that I'm at least providing some decent reading material for everybody. Thanks for reading. Until next time...