July 23, 2010
Sayarynth!
Finally, I got my site up, Sayarynth. It's going to be a fairly static portfolio site. Not all the pages are up (clearly) but it's the first time my site has had a layout since March.
I love summer for the ability to get into all my old hobbies again, such as web design and photography. It's turning out to be a pretty good post-Italia summer. Not at all bad.
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July 22, 2010
Cinque Terre
This post is not for the light-hearted.
Cinque Terre, Italy: the most beautiful place on earth.
Home of blue, sparkling waters...
...and sharp rocks...
Hey there rocks, please meet my back which is just dying to be ripped open by you.
6 numbing shots, 3 horse-sized stitches, and a pain-killer shot later...
And there is going to be a most excellent scar from this.
I got back to the states and got the stiches removed two weeks later. I quote, "Wow, look everyone, Italian stitches! What the heck are these made out of?" says the doctor.
But who cares because the Italian doctor rode up on a bike. How awesome is that?
July 15, 2010
Waiting
I move out mid-September. I love my home, I love my parents, but I could not be more ready to leave this place and live on my own. There is nothing left for me here and college dangles like a carrot in front of my face. I am ready to start the rest of my life. Being here feels like waiting at a roadblock that is stopping me from obtaining my freedom and progress.
Don't get me wrong, I'll miss home when I move out but after Italy I know that I'm ready for it and I can handle it. I mean, I got three stitches in a foreign country surrounded by people I had known a week! But that's a story for another time.
For the time being, I have to try and enjoy this summer of waiting, try and get a job and recover some money. It won't be easy but I know I should try and savor time at home before I go away to college. Two months.
July 5, 2010
Goodbye
July 4, 2010
Home Sweet Home
I got into California at 10:30 last night. My return flight from Italy took 2.5 hours more than the trip there which was devastating and I was about an hour late to New York which gave me an hour to get through customs and on my next flight. It was hellish. And then the airline left my suitcase in New York so it's landing soon and being sent over to us today. Everything of value is in that suitcase. I have a headful of stories to tell so I'm going to begin sifting through my pictures and posting some things.
The return is bittersweet. Yes, it feels amazing to be home. I took a shower without flipflops last night and slept in real PJs instead of a reduced version of what I wore that day. My towel got me completely dry before feeling soaking wet and I put on clean socks. My bed felt like the softest thing in the world and my pillows actually raised my head more than an inch off the mattress.
At the same time, there is a part of me who will always feel like Firenze is my home. These last three weeks were the most intense of my life. I have two homes now and while I am glad to be in the one most deeply rooted in my heart, part of me will always yearn for Firenze.
For the time being, I am glad to be home and I need to be home. I'll explain in my stories later but I am pretty beaten up right now and if I didn't come home today, I could have been in some serious trouble out there.
Glad to be back. :)