Last week home in A-town..

This week has been to say the least, hectic. I am running all over place to ensure that I have all the clothes, passports, credit cards, photocopies, tickets, hotels, and even small things such as my iPod and camera. I never imagined going into this studying abroad process that it would involve so much time and effort. It was almost as much work as a four credit hour class down at U of I. Today is Wednesday and I have only four days left in the states. I am arriving in Roma on August 30th at 08.05 a.m. where I will be meet by a taxi to take me to my hotel for the night. I plan on dropping off my bags and going exploring by myself... but we will see how that works out because I have no idea what to expect and/or do. I will most likely post while at the hotel the night before IES orientation which is at 10:30 a.m. on August 31st, were I get my apartment keys and all that fun stuff. I will be in touch. Good luck to everyone starting the semester at their home schools, I hope school is not to difficult here in Italy, but at the same time I hope to learn more about myself than I have in the three previous years at the University of Illinois!!