Venerdi 24.04.09 It was still dark when we all met up in the lobby that morning to catch the train to Cinque Terre. Among the bleary-eyed travelers: ·Josh, so ready to go that he was practically panting ·Hilary, barely had her eyes open just like me although we were the first ones in the group to arrive ·Aamir, happy-go-lucky as always and kept exclaiming "I'm so EXCITED" ·Charles, silent, obviously keeping his excitement on the inside These ...

Sabato 04.04.09 A beautiful convergence of events has occured: exams are over and spring has sprung in Milano! I spent the last week studying for my midterms which surprisingly, wasn't as hard to force myself to do as I thought it would be. I guess I have to thank the rain for that since it kept me inside and minimized distractions. Then on Friday, in an almost miraculous fashion, I rocked my Management of International and Suprnational Organizations exam (t...

Giovedi 12.03.09 Working on only a few hours of sleep, I dragged myself to the bus leaving for the ESEG Snow Week in Bardonecchia. We had been to Magazzini Generali, a crazy warehouse club, the night before with Joey's sister who was here from New Jersey. She and Joey had spent a few days touring the typical Milanese sites before his twin brother, Bobby, got here and they left for Firenze, Venezia, and Roma. And so it began, going from this wonderful friend-f...

Venerdi 06.03.09 So if you ever have to choose between Eastern Europe and Sicilia, choose Sicilia! After a stressfull trip to Prague, Palermo was just what I needed. I wasn't even planning on going there until the night I returned from Prague to find an email from my cousins, Rick and Cindy, saying they were going to be there and could I meet them? The answer was only a heartbeat away: YES! Literally, within 24 hours I had convinced Hilary to come with me, w...

So funny story: I didn't go to Prague with the rest of my friends. Yes, Maricor and I were left behind when the oh-so-helpful check-in staff at the Bergamo airport stared at us blankly and announced that we had no reservation of any kind. I bet you're thinking, "Julie wouldn't be so stupid as to take an hour bus ride to an airport for an international flight without some form of paperwork or at least a confirmation number." Well, you're right, but u...