Time goes by wayyyy too fast. That's all I can say!
GIORNO 31: Homework in the mornin', party in the evenin'. What? Brittany went to a party? You guys didn't think it was possible, did you? kkkkk. Our school had it's inauguration ceremony this night, so I got to get dressed up nice. Boy, was this party faaaancy. Well, I guess it should be since it's in a palace. hahaha I walked to and from school in heels and amazingly didn't die. On the way back, I ended up watching a flame thrower. Pretty nifty.
Me in the fashion studio
All the fashion girls with Antonella
GIORNO 32: Shannon and I got together to see the Coloseum and Forum. She ended up bringing two of her friends: Maya from Lebanon, and another girl from Korea. We had sooo much fun. We walked around the entire afternoon taking whatever street we felt like. We also went to the island that's on the Tiber River and just sat and watched the river go by. That evening was the "morning" session of conference. Weird, huh? Here the morning session is from 6-8pm and the afternoon session is from 10-midnight. After the afternoon session, I got to talk to my parents. I am soooo grateful. This was the first time in over a month that I got to see and hear them. It brought so much relief. That day was really hard (not going to go into details), so it was great to talk to them.
Old bridge in Tiber River
Leaves starting to change colors :D
Along the Tiber River
Maya, Shannon, and I in front of the Roman Forum
Colosseo and Arch
Colosseo
GIORNO 33: Conference!!!!! Conference was OUTSTANDING!!! Each of the talks were so inspiring and filled with the Spirit. I am so grateful that eventhough I am in a different country, I still get to hear the words of our leaders.
GIORNO 34: Schoooool. Watched the afternoon session of conference. Homework.
GIORNO 35: Medieval museum!!!! Homework.
GIORNO 36: Schooooool!!!! Homework.
Pretty swords
I want this necklace...really bad
GIORNO 37: No class!!!!!!! The optional Tuscany tour was this weekend. So, I slept in a little and then got busy on homework. Cause there's a lot of it. And by a lot, I mean A LOT!!!
GIORNO 38: Homework!!! Woooo!!!! Good thing I like my major otherwise I might die of torture. Let's see...for projects I have two for fashion: a 12 piece print collection with 4 fashion illustrations and a 10 piece childrenswear collection inspired by my favorite designer, Chanel. I'm having a lot of fun with it, but unfortunately, being me, my brain doesn't stop working so my designs get more and more complicated and detailed every minute. Sometimes I wish I had an off button. Oh well. I have to remember that all my hard work is why I've become good at what I do. I also have a 30 minute powerpoint presentation and paper due Wednesday on post-modern Italian design. Theeeen, a huge test for Empires of the Meditteranean. Yeah, I'm a history geek and love to study these things, but seriously, I don't know how to pronounce let alone spell half of these names and places. hahaha. Went to school in the afternoon to use the light tables. My roommate met me there and we headed off to Via del Corso so I could hopefully find a swimsuit. A classmate told us that there were still swimsuits at a lingerie store, so we went there first. And I just looked at the ceiling the whole time. Oh what pretty lights you have. Oh, how many ceiling tiles can I count? They only had two piece swimsuits...which I choose not to wear for religious purposes. But, I thought I would look and just wear a tank top over it. Oh my goshhhh...they brought out a "Brazilian" bikini. There was NOTHING there. WHAT??????? Excuse me, I thought you were bringing out a swimsuit. Where is it? So I ask for a different one. They bring out another that has a little bit more fabric, but still. I look at it and laugh. There's no way in heck I'm going to wear one of those. No freakin' way. The lady was nice and suggested we go to the Adidas store. I love Adidas. LOVE IT!!!! So being in a huge store filled with sports clothing...I was in heaven! And whatd'ya know? They had ONE PIECE swimsuits!!!!!!!!! So I ended up getting that and some shorts...a pretty penny, but this the first swimsuit in a loooong time that is completely modest.
GIORNO 39: BEACH!!!!! Yep, that's right. BEACH!!!!!! We woke up to a very chilly morning. Everyone was in their heavy coats, and who is in their swimsuits? The Americans. ahhahaha. My roommate and I met up with Shannon, Maya and Nora (she's from Germany). When we got to the beach, it started to warm up a little, but not a lot. Because of this, there were about 20 people on the beach. And I think I saw maybe one or two other people swimming...but not for very long. However, I am at the Mediterranean Sea...am I going to let the cold water stop me from swimming in it? No waaaaaay. So, very slowly, I get in. Can't breathe. But overtime, my body adjusted. It was actually warmer than outside. I stayed in for a little while just chillin'. While at the beach, we collected a bunch of seashells, played frisbee, and layed in the sun (yes, I had my jacket on).
Ostia Beach
Soooo pretty!!!
Mediterranean Sea...wooo!!!!
Footprints
GIORNO 40: I give up with the buses here. argh. So, here I am on the bus going to church. I'm about at my stop, so I press the button, but it doesn't work. Okay, I'll go stand by the door and hopefully the driver will stop. Noooope. Hi stop. Bye stop. I find another button that works and get off at the next stop which is quite a walk from church. Oh welllll. I figure I can eat whatever I want here because with these buses, I end up walking enough to burn it all off. Church was great. We ended up combining with the other ward for a "special" announcement. I met another American who had been there for two months. As to how I met her until today, haven't a clue. And she's leaving on Thursday for India. haha. She knows a lot of my friends from Philly which is craaaazy. The "special" announcement was given in Sacrament Meeting. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Rome temple will be on October 23 and President Monson will be coming!!!! I couldn't believe it! My heart was completely full. My spirit was having a party inside. My joy was indescribable! And, to see the joy on other people's faces was amazing. That, my friends, is true happiness. This is the first temple in Italy, so they've been waiting a long time for this day. Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend the ceremony...it's reserved for stake presidents, bishoprics, and their families. Something about the city not cooperating with help with traffic or something like that...remember, folks, it was in Italian. hahaha. But, they will broadcast the ceremony on the 24th for everyone to see. I can't believe I'm going to be here when it happens!!! :D :D :D :D
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