Free weekend?

Howdy y'all!

Welcome to our free weekend in Rome! You know what I'll be spending it doing? Sleeping, working on my projects for my two art history classes, and attending a Liszt concert and the La Traviata opera. And that's what separates me from a lot of other people... haha.

A lot of people are traveling this weekend. Their destinations include Venice, Milan, Sorrento, and probably others I'm unaware of. It would have been awesome to travel, but knowing who I am as a person and knowing how much my wallet is screaming at me, I decided to stay in Rome for these three days. I'll live vicariously through my peers' pictures and stories. I think there's seven of us out who opted to stay in Rome out of the 22 of us.

Here's a few thoughts I'm having today as I'm killing time before I walk over to Piazza Navona for my concert:
1) At this point, almost the five week mark of our trip, I'm actually pretty excited to go home and see my family, my friends, and my dogs. We have done so many things and I have already made memories that I will never forget. I've been saying since we got back from Naples that I would not be disappointed if we were leaving the next day. But on the other hand, I hate to rush the last ten days we have here, because I know as soon as I get back home I'll get back to the grind of work and life. At least I decided not to take the Summer B physics class, because if I did, I would be hating myself right now.
2) I'm a bit worried about stuffing all of my items back into my suitcase to take back to the US. I've bought souvenirs from every city we've visited, and I've gotten some gifts for my family (even my dogs). Bringing everything over here was a bit of a squeeze, so we'll have to see how I pull off packing for the trip back. It looks like it's $100 for an overweight bag... O_O we shall see.
3) Next time I travel, I'm bringing some BFFs. Everyone I have met on this trip has been super nice, but I feel like I would enjoy everything so much more if I had some of my good friends with me. But hey, that's what the future is for :) Dr. Murphy keeps saying, "When you come back..." and I hope to make that a reality!
4) I am going to be so glad to just get in my car and drive places when I get home. Walking and using the metro are fine, but I'll be glad when I'll be able to drive 15 miles to go a significant distance instead of walk 15 minutes to go a mile.
5) I miss Target and Publix. That is all.

So yeah, that's my life. I should probably begin the process of looking presentable and prepping myself for the 20 minute walk to this church. TTYL!

~ Dani