So I had an IB European History teacher who said that every aspect of history could be divided into the following catagories: Social, Economical, Political, Religious, Technological/Scientific, and there might have been one more
So here is my life, currently, in those terms (one of you has already seen this)
socially: basically i hang out with my three roommates. sometimes we go out with other girls in the program and wander around siena. the people around here stare at me and don't smile so i don't know how to make friends. but at the school there are some nice people who speak english...i just haven't managed to get to know any of them very well because all of us at BYU are on our own schedule.
politically: i have no idea what's going in america. i was going to get an absentee ballot, but i really don't know anything about anything. except i like obama as a person, he seems nice. the other day i walked by the TV and Bush was doing something and my first thought was, "oh! America...Wonder what's going on there" but it was in Italian and i just kept walking to the dinner table
religiously: the branch here is AMAZING. there are 12-20 members but they are all incredible! the branch pres is a missionary and he's really dedicated and i'm super impressed that he's able to do it. i'm trying to read the book of mormon in italian, it's hard. .
technologically: i have no ipod, no cell phone, i use the internet at the school that only works half the time...as i type this it is turning off and on. i live in a medevial city. i don't have hot water at the house i live in... there is limited lighting in my room.
economically: the usd:euro sucks, but might be slowly going down. i feel awesome because i took a bunch of money out the day it was the lowest it's been the whole time. i am going to be completely broke when i get back.
the other day a stranger asked me for directions, so i showed her around. even though later she discovered she had a map with the route she needed to take highlighted. but, i felt good for doing service.
we had fresh riccotta cheese last night and it was AMAZING!!! i wish i was eating it right now.
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sweet post. I think there is another one... culturally? i don't know. dude.......... I could give you some updates on the politics! Sarah Palin, gov. of Alaska, was chosen as McCain's running mates. She has five children, is wicked awesome, super conservative, and totally hot. Read sharlie's email from me to get more of a political update!
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