What? Is today, today?

The days seem to be flying by. I cannot even believe it. It has almost been one month since I headed to the airport and took off for good.

John left last Tuesday and will be back by the end of next month, and I miss him already. However, I feel really strong being able to stand on my own two feet in this city. I am glad that we got here together because I probably would have been in shambles (and possibly on my way back to Boston). But now I feel pretty settled, mentally stable, and excited to show him around the city when he comes back.

I feel so good being here. It may have something to do with being unemployed, meeting alot of cool people, drinking in public places (basilicas no less) or just the fact that I am eating a lot healthier here. I feel full of life and energy in a completely different way. I don't feel like I got shot in the ass and am slowly dying after each meal. I don't have to eat till I explode or till I have to take a nap to feel better.

Last night I decided that I will stop drinking alcohol. It is a complete waste of my time and even worse, money. The beer here is absolute garbage. GAHBAGE. Any beer, Peroni, Heineken, Corona, Carlsberg, seriously any beer you can think of. To top it all off the alcohol (vodka, gin, whiskey, whatever) is not as good as it is back home, and does not even give you a slight buzz. But you know what? Whatever. I don't need to be shattered to have a good time. The fact that brought me to the "no drinking" decision is that after a night of a couple drinks/beers here and there I wake up feeling like absolute death. There is no other way about it. You drink, you will not get a buzz/drunk but you will have a hangover comparable to Zach Galifinakis.

So I have a lot of opportunities lined up for me right now. A possible au pair job in Germany till November, work with an english teacher agency, and even just steady students now. 3 students a week but its a start off point and there's always room for more. The city is dead right now everyone is in the south vacationing till September, so at that time there's more possibility for more students. I will decide what opportunity is the best for me by mid-week and get started. I have not worked in what feels like forever, and to be quite honest I am not ready to start actually working. However, any job I find here won't be as physically demanding as any job I had at home, so it won't be THAT painful to roll back into the workforce.

I really love my new life in Milan. I miss my friends at home so much. I miss people that "get me". I send messages to all my loved ones everyday with quick updates and juicy stuff. It really helps me feel more "gotten".

My italian still sucks bigtime.

That is all.