week eight:

part of me feels like, "oh my god, how is it already week eight," but another part feels like, "oh my god, how is it only week eight."

i guess thats to be expected, though. the homesickness is definitely starting to sink in. but, still, i feel completely in love with the centro (class, professors, friends, everything!).

academically...we're hitting midterms-time. in the next two weeks i have a quiz, two exams, and an individual presentation (which means a research paper due two weeks later...), on top of the already insane schedule of homework and field trips. while i know it will all get done, i can't help but think of how exhausted i'm going to be for the next month or so. but thats just me whining.

this past week was my fall break. it was really, really nice to take a little break from classics, and see a little bit more of europe. i visited paris (during the crazy transportation strike) and venice with my friend genvieve. again, i'm going to be lazy and just post the link to the album i made of my photos.
http://wellesley.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2030937&l=e92fa&id=2103003

it was a nice week, but i'm definitely glad to be back to my routine here at the centro.

i probably shouldn't update too much longer, though. i have a lot of homework to do tonight, and i'm pretty exhausted from today's 11 hour field trip. We visited Alba Fucens (an important Roman colony), the Aqua Claudia (a huge ancient aqueduct), and the supposed Villa of Horace (a Latin poet). I would say the best part of the trip was walking for about 20 minutes inside the Aqua Claudia (which is basically a giant underground tunnel). the whole day was really great, even if it was freezing cold, and very long.

okay, now i really need to get to work. i promise another post soon!