February 2012
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Carnevale di Venezia
This weekend, I spent 2 beautiful days exploring the streets of Venezia during Carnevale. It was so beautiful! Above is the view basically right after I got off the train, on the giant bridge next to the train station.
There is the bridge! So on Saturday, only Jennie, Sarah & I went early together to get a feel of Carnevale by ourselves for the first day. It was soo much fun....
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Carnevale di Verona
Today marks the official beginning of Carnevale in Verona. Carnevale is kinda like Mardi Gras in New Orleans: drinking, confetti, dressing up…. and of course partying. Today’s class ending an hour and 15 minutes early so we could go as a class to see the parade. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. I mean, of course I expected it to be fun, but this parade was much more exciting than most parades...
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my current mental status
things i miss:
my family
tibby
barbecue chips
heidi
my roomies
my tappas
deep dish pizza
my home shower
my big fluffy coat
the rest of my sunglasses :’(
my 120 pack of crayons
things i could now do without:
being sick
the cold weather
snow
the euro and the british pound
twin beds
planning trips… let’s just wing ‘em?
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the neverending adventure!
(disclaimer: this post will be longgg. but sooo worth it to read :)
This weekend was a spectacular adventure. Even though it lasted a little (and by a little I mean a lot) longer than it should have, it really was a very good weekend overall.
It started out by Alyssa, Laila and I getting to the Verona train station at 6:30 am in order to find a train to get to Florence. This turned out to be a...
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IT'S OFFICIAL!
IT’S OFFICIAL!!
i’m officially going to Napoli, Pompei, Sorrento, Salerno and Capri for Spring Break with Sarah, Courtney, and Sarah’s crew! we booked our tickets the other night to fly to Napoli!
I CANNOT WAAAAAIIIIITTTT!!!!
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“How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot!
The world forgetting, by the...”
– Alexander Pope
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“cait, everyone deserves their emperor”
– sarah cartagena
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giorno di frutta!!
for once, the shoe shopping game went EXTREMELY well. as most will know who are on this trip with me, i have only been wearing one pair of shoes. this is because, for some crazy reason, i decided to listen to the packing list that they gave us from the university. BAD IDEA. BAD. now i have none shoes, unless you count rain boots, my gym shoes, and my brown shoes. ugh.
SOOOOO this afternoon was...
January 2012
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pain
this was me yesterday:
and today, the highlighted parts of me are the ones that are in pain:
as if this diagram isn’t enough, LOOK AT MY POOR ANKLE
yes, that is a blister. sorry for those with weak stomachs!! it’s pretty gross.
now, i don’t mean to complain at all (YES I DO), because i really had the time of my life on those slopes yesterday. i wouldn’t change...
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“Stasera, siamo giovani”
– italian translation of Fun. feat. Janelle Monae’s “We Are Young”
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ski time y'all
so today was a big adventure… i went skiing for the first time! in the alps no less. it was truly amazing… i seriously had the best time ever. i fell a few times, but by the end, it was like i was a pro ;)
in order to prepare for the skiing adventure, i decided to layer like crazy. thus, i was wearing leggings, yoga pants, ski pants, a tshirt, a sweatshirt, my brown coat, and a rain...
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Hogwarts Sorting Hat
Hogwarts Sorting Hat Meme
Hogwarts House Meme.
GRYFFINDOR
[] You’ve never done illegal drugs. [x] You have a lot of friends [] You get along with everyone [] You haven’t made fun of someone for at least two months [x] You love soccer [] You love baseball [x] You’re into writing and art [] Favorite music genre is rock [] You believe in “innocent until proven guilty” theory [] One of...
