realizations

So Europe is BEAUTIFUL (shocker, right?). I'm sorry I suck at blogging but really its because I suck at getting internet- it is SO pricey here! It's one of the things I have come to really appreciate. Here are a few others:

-Ice
-Free Water in Restaurants
-Paying $3 for a 12 pack of coke
-Cars
-Cheap Gas (It's about 11-12 dollars a gallon here)
-Free bathrooms

I love leaving the country because it makes you so much more aware of your own country. Kind of sad that you have to do that to realize how much you love it though, right?

Things are amazing here- I've learned so much about life in general by being abroad. More things I have realized- language is a barrior, but a smile is the same in every language. I know it sounds cheasy, but while we were in Paris I made eyecontact with this French guy on the metro after this man got on to play his HORRIBLE instruments, and we could barely contain our grins. It was the best, because even though I couldn't have said more than "Bonjour, Merci, Oui" to him, we knew exactly what each other thought.

The food has been amazing too- French bread is the best thing I've ever put in my mouth- second only to gelato- I've had two in the last 18 hours. It's perfect. Strolling the streets of Florence, eating gelato, and browsing statues that are hundreds of years old. What more could I want?

Life is good.

More extensive updates and more pictures than you'd ever want to see in your life soon!!!! (we have free wifi in Rome!)

Ciao, baby.