(i've been having mad trouble uploading pictures but i have so many so i'll try soon!)

this weekend was bomb. friday we walked around the mainland city with ramzi. basically this involved him dragging us behind him as he chatted with EVERYONE. we ended up at a bar at 11 am where he bought us beer. i love ramzi.

we saw a guy who had been growing his dreadlocks for 30+ years and who kept them in the pocket of his cargo pants. we saw lots of dogs. we saw a man selling fresh ricotta out of the trunk of his station wagon.

on saturday there was a wine tasting at a vineyard about 15 minutes outside the city. you could pick your own oranges and grapefruit and avacado, and there was SO MUCH CHEESE. first glass of wine: 2 pm. shots of grappa: 2:30 pm. last glass of wine: 2 am sunday morning. what happened in between: delirious enjoyment.

today, monday, my three-hour class was canceled so we went and laid out on some hot rocks by the water. even though every italian man on the island between the ages of sixteen and nineteen set up their umbrellas and lawn chairs to view us from above (this is becoming a slight issue), it was amazing.

i feel like i can't write well anymore, haha. everything feels so soft and hazy and not quite real. my friend suzanne is coming down from vienna on sunday, though, which is so exciting. and my friend katie is coming to italy at some point in the next two weeks too. i feel like seeing them will be like coming down from an intense high (not that i've had much experience, parents) and really grounding. i can't wait.

i've been eating strange combinations of things: oranges and vinegar, tomatoes and mustard, chickpeas and ketchup. yesterday i imagined getting an orange from lowry and pouring vinegar on it and i wondered if i'll feel any different when i do finally return. i can't imagine how i'll be tomorrow or the next day. i definitely can't imagine how i'll be in june or august. (hopefully more motivated to run than i am now!)