A little update on big "life" stuff - I have officially been accepted into the Special Education graduate program at Oklahoma State University. I am staying because it is a 4+1 program, so I will be graduating in December of 2014 with both my undergraduate and graduate degrees! It is all very scary and exciting. I'm glad to not be done with school yet (yes, I'm weird - I know). I love school. Guess it's a good thing that I'm going to be a teacher then...
Another exciting adventure for this summer - I am going to be a nanny for a family here in Stillwater! I have signed a lease for an apartment and will be working all day Monday-Friday from May until August. I am so excited to be a nanny again - it will be a very different experience however. Stillwater isn't exactly Italia. But I am excited to spend the summer with two awesome kids going to the library, the pool, the movies, playing all over Stillwater, and just having a good time. Hopefully I will think to post about my experience and how it maybe differs from last summer.
Last summer. What a summer. It seems like yesterday, and yet it seems so long ago....it's weird. I remember riding my bike along the rode and picking the Gioele up from school. I remember playing football with him until Elia got home - as well as with a few of the neighbor boys. I remember them laughing at me when I was trying to understand what they were saying. Unfortunately, I still remember the sting of the four sunburns I got that summer. I think about our trips out on the boat - and how we had the best meals out there that consisted of wine, bread, cheese and salami. I crave Rosanna's rice salad every single day! I am so scared to try and replicate it, especially without the delicious Italian olive oil. I think fondly back on our dinner's with Rosanna's parents - and how they were so gracious to me, even going so far as to never cook seafood when they knew that I was coming over.
One of the things I miss the most is the excitement of going on family outings on the weekend. I looked forward to these nights so much I would go - even if they gave me the night off. It was so different than America and so exciting. The food was too good to convey, the environment was alive and exciting, the company I was lucky enough to be surrounded by were gracious and kind. The nights we went to Rosanna's and the boys' musical performances were the most fun!
Reminiscing on my every day life in Venturina makes me a little sad. I miss it. I recently looked up a commercial that always come on when I was there - one that the boys and I all loved. I found this commercial on YouTube and it made my day when I heard the familiar tune.
Anyway, that was just some stuff that I've been thinking about lately. I just feel like I need to write out my reminiscing - I really don't want to forget anything about that trip. It truly was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
My two little studs.
