23/1/2013

    The past two days have been pretty routine. Wake up.  Go to class.  Eat lunch.  Take a siesta. Eat supper.  Go to sleep.

    I'm not sure if the daily siesta is causing my insomnia or if the insomnia is causing me to take a daily siesta but either way, I'm feeling really lazy lately.  But I think I have earned my naps since my trip to Rome will not include much sleep.

    I will leave tomorrow night at 1:00 am (so technically Friday morning) for the bus station where I will be bused to Madrid.  I'll get to Madrid close to 6:30 am and fly out to Rome around 8:00 and be there by 9:30.  My friend Mackenzie (who also goes to UNL) and I will then spend a day in Rome, the next in Florence, part of Sunday in the Vatican  and Monday finishing up in Rome.  We don't fly out of Rome until nearly 10:00 pm Monday night.  Then we board the bus and head back to Bilbao and will (hopefully) be back by 6:30 so we can make it to our 9:00 am classes.  It's kind of a whirlwind weekend but it should be amazing.  Our hostel is really close to the Vatican, so close to everything!  Since I will be gone for so long, don't be expecting a blog until at least Tuesday or even later!

    Really all I've done besides pack and prepare for my trip is eat.  We haven't eaten the same thing twice since I've been here (not counting leftovers).  I finally got to eat my paella and it was almost as good as I imagined.  What I'm really excited for is my spaghetti and gelato in Rome!

    My other big excitement has been talking to my host mom about peanut butter.  I'm not sure if she really understands what it is, but I know they sell it in some stores here.  I tried to explain Peanut Butter and Jelly to her and also apples dipped in peanut butter.  I think at some point I lost her because she told me today that she bought me regular bread, jelly, and more butter.  I guess we will have to work on that one again.