Relfection #1

In November I blogged about things that I was worried about doing in Rome, but now that I have been here a month, I can put some of those worries to rest :)

Here was my orginal list:

Things I am Worried About:
1) Saying goodbye to everyone here. I will miss you all!
2) Will I be homesick?
3) What does Culture Shock actually feel like? Will I experience it?
4)I wonder what its like to do laundry over there?
5) Is there internet?
6) How do I order a cup of coffee?
7) Will I be able to cook?
8) Are Italian men really as flirtatious as people say they are?

1) I still miss you all!! I wish you all could come here so I can show you what an amazing place Italy is.
2) Yes, but I think we all are a bit homesick. I miss my family, friends and cats, hot water, dryers, normal showers, regular pavement, big cups of coffee and English but being away from all of that just makes me appreciate it more!
3) Still experiencing it. When I first got here none of it seemed real, like I was on the set of a movie. It is very overwhelming at first. Most of the places Ive gone, I have been with Americans so it hasnt been too bad yet.
4) Laundry is a 4 day process. There is no dryer, so we have to air dry all of our clothes. Jeans take forever to dry out completely!! I learned very quickly that it is a bad idea to wash all my underwear at once because it takes them a day or two to dry!
5) Yes, but it is sketchy and slow. The first week I was here our internet did not work, so we had to go to the bar across the street to use the wifi there.
6) I still am sketchy on that one. I usually make my own coffee with the Mochi that we have at home, or I buy an espresso from the coffee vending machines at school. They are the coolest things, those coffee vending machines. For .40 Euro cents you can get a little cup of espresso all made up for you, it even comes with a tiny spoon! I love it!
7) Yes, we can cook but it is different here. The stove is gas, and not automatic so we have to light it ourselves. That took some getting used to. We also don't have a microwave, I am still learning how to reheat something on the stove.
8) Yes, they are. End of story.

I will reflect about this again on March 8th!!

Ciao Ciao!