great friends

this past week ive met so many great people. i do apologize for all of you if it sounds like im having an obscenely awesome time, but its true.

Everyone here says i have to go to florence, there is a hostel there that has a jacuzzi, swimming pool, on staff massouse (which i need) and several other great ammenities. So Im going today. as i came down to get breakfast from the bar in the hostel, i met a kid from mercer island who as it happens is also going to florence, so pretty much when i finish this blog he and i are going to head off four blocks to Termini train station, and take the slow train to Florence, should be about 4 hour trip.

The weather is beautiful and sunny still and doesnt show signs of stopping, yesterday i just stayed around the hostel patio talking with people and having a great time resting up. im kinda sad i got to leave these people. I am meeting up with two aussie sisters in florence, i met her last week.

My tentative plan now is to go to florence, spend about 5 days there, then take a train to Munich, spend about 5 days there, then a flight to Prague to meet up with brendan, spend a few days there, then to amsterdam, then brussels. or maybe brussels then amsterdam if my belgian friends want to join me. who knows.

Its amazing how when im talking with most people im using so much irish and british slang, I absolutely love it and hope you all dont make fun of me when i came back. I even have a bit of an irish accent. Which is grand since the irish girls i met here said im an honarary irishman.

oh and i just checked my grades today, the professor updated it so now i have enough credits to be a graduate, now i just need to talk to the dean about that friggin math class.

and now im about out of time on the net, and florence awaits me.

caio bella


ps, i need to go the the embassy to figure out what i need to do to vote. I registered for absentee but dont know how i am supposed to get it over here. that and it will be fun to be on american soil for a bit.