31.10.10

Seriously shit at this blogging business but I will try and improve...

So what has been going on in the world of Italia? Well this week saw the first home sick tears appear, woke up on Monday morning to rain and cold...automatically reminding me of Manchester and home, and I just felt so depressed all day. It also didn't help I had four hours of Spanish straight, so of course my mood deteriorated somewhat and I decided that perhaps an early night would be the cure for my ailment.

I woke up on Tuesday feeling much better, although the weather was still very cold and I had five hours of class. Tuesday evening we went for a drink in Caffe Centrale, but only for a couple of hours due to the fact Tuesday is a dead town in Macerata, so me and Ezgi decided to go back to mine and watch a film instead.


Wednesday is my day off University so I went to the supermarket and bought lots of yummy food, and had a nice lie-in and TV catch up! Wednesday night we went to 4porte and had a really fun night..we had drinks at Gema's before hand and attempted to learn the dance to Alejandro...ahhh if only we had a video :)

Thursday night we decided to go to Tartaruga (10 euros entrance...but of course we get in for free as we know some boys who can get us on a VIP list...ohhhhh yeah) and it was such a good night; although literally every single guy wanted to talk to us, it got a little tedious even for me!!!


Friday night was brilliant, we had a girls night at Gema's filled with boy talk, ice cream, pop corn and cookies. We watched to brilliant chick-flicks and saw lots of Ashton Kutchers body in "Spread" so we were happy girls :D

Last night we went to LOLA, a club outside MAcerata and again got in for free (ahhh the perks of being a girl) and we got a lift there and back too (no taxis for us) So another free night!!!


Tonight is halloween and i cannot waaaait! We have face paint and we are going to go crazy!!! Photos will follow...

13.10.10 ... BAD BLOGGER!!!

Ok so I realise I have been a little bit lax on the old blogging front, but most days here I find myself not knowing what day it is, let alone finding the time to update my blog! So this one may be slightly epic, as I have done lots of things since my last check-in!

So last week I started university, and it is completely different here to what I am used to in Manchester. The teacher stands in front of the class speaking in Italian and people just walk out if they feel like it!!! I'm finding it all a bit difficult to ajust to, as I don't know anyone in my classes, and I don't feel confident enough to tey and speak to the italians, because they all look at me as if I'm some sort of alien, but I'm sure it will get better and my understanding of the teacher will improve!


Had a bit of a crazy week, went to Perugia on Thrusday and sat and watched a play in Italian, was a bit disappointed with myself though, as I didn't understand what the hell was going on! But anyway, after the play we went out for a typical Italian meal, it was absolutely delicious, and the guys who drove us to Perugia were the actors in the play, and their director paid for our meal and drinks... score!
It was a really nice evening and I of course sampled the Perugian ice-cream; not quite as amazing as Ancona but a very close second :)

We drove home to Macerata then decided to go out, and managed to drink far too much again and stay out til ridiculous o'clock...but that seems to be the norm here so I just roll with it!

Had a fantastic day on Friday, Gema's brother was visiting from Spain, and he had rented a car, so he took me Gema and Ezgi to Civitanova and loreto, and we had pizza and ice cream by the sea, it was perfect! Friday night I decided to stay in 'cos I was shattered, and had to wake up at 8am on Saturday because we were going to see the caves at Frasassi!


Saturday morning was a slight killer, 8am wake ups have not happened in a while, but thank God I was fresh due to the clever decision of staying at home Friday night. The bus journey was 2 hours, which was perfect for a little nap. When we got to the caves everyone was starving so we all bought hots dogs (which were A-MAZING) and then we went round the caves. We weren't technically allowed to take pictures but I snook a few :)


Saturday night was uneventful as I was feeling a bit poop, and sunday I used as my sleeping day, which was well needed.

Monday night called for more Kareoke and last night saw me going to an italian houseparty and speaking lots of drunkern italian; I always feel fluent after a few drinks!!!!!

Tonights plans are 4porte for more table dancing and trying to get free drinks!

Ah the erasmus life.....

pictures!!!

3.10.10

Had a lovely lie-in today and decided to have a nice girly day with Gema, Ezgi, Anna and Patrizia and we all painted our nails and listened to lots of different music at Gema's ! Back in bed at a nice and early 11, and finally beginnign to catch up on some TV!

Big day tomorrow, it is the open day for university and we have talks from the Erasmus planners, and lots of drinking and eating involved so it should be a good day!

2.10.10

Went to Civitanova yesterday and had a lovely day, albeit a bit cold...and went to Ancona today...VERY hot! Did some shopping and sightseeing, and had a lovely fish dinner, pizza and 2 huge ice creams; literally the best ice cream I have ever tasted! Will definately be visiting Ancona again even if it is just for the ice cream!

Just getting ready to go out, although I'm pretty tired and very full after a big bowel of pasta, so not sure how long I will be able to stay out! Now I have interent at home I will spend some time uploading photos onto my blog so you can see what I keep talking about!

Buonanotte...

30.9.10

Final day of the Italian course today, we had to do a presentation, and my group did it on Milan, I think it went alright, but I forgot quite a lot of the things I wanted to say, so I was a bit annoyed with myself.

We went out last night to 4porte, and it was a really, really good night. The music was all “lady gaga” and “Katy Perry” so I had a nice sing-a-long night, and of course dancing wildly on the tables! I’ve met two girls who are exactly like me and we had a really good laugh last night, so I’m really feeling happy here now. Apparently I am “Blondie” to all the Italian boys which makes me laugh, and a few of them tried to talk to me last night, but I was having too much fun with the girls to make an effort speaking in Italian, which was a bit rude of me but I was drunk, so...

Staying in tonight, with a bowel of pasta and a huge packet of cookies (and I also live off pizza), slightly worried I may come back to England looking like a whale but for now I’m having fun and enjoying myself so not too worried!

Plan for tomorrow is to finally register for university and go to Civitanova (yes I STILL haven’t been!!!) and maybe go to Ancona for the weekend! My housemate is going to Rome for the weekend with her parents so i’m gonna be alone! It’s so strange because before I arrived here, my main concern was that I had to share a room, and now I can’t bare the thought of Eliza leaving...I love sharing a room!!! But hopefully I’ll be in Ancona and not notice.

Anyway, night night my bed calls!