Sono Stanca

(I am tired)


Today I am so tired. I really want to sleep at this very moment (dangerous because it is only 1 pm). I haven't been able to fall asleep for the last two nights. It stinks! Hopefully, tonight will be better, but I am not all that optimistic. I am pretty stressed right now, and I am sure this is the reason for the sleep issues. I have a million things to do at work, and the lack of organization and support here are wearing on me. Like today...I need to get the latest schedule of the program. I have asked 10 people, and the result is that I have to wait until tomorrow. Hello! We all should have access to the latest schedule! This is really nuts! I need to figure out how to overcome this, but I haven't found a way yet.

Enough complaining about stress. Last night was our last night of Italian lessons. My Italian is so terrible, and these lessons were a struggle for me. I don't know why, but they just were. I guess I didn't study much during these lessons, and I can tell this really hurt me. After dinner, we went out to a nice restaurant with our teacher and two other students (one American and one from Denmark). It was really nice to go out together, but I struggled through the Italian. We had mixed antipasti, and I had Pizza Capriccio (similar to Capricciosa). It was yummy but way too much food. We also had white Mirto for a digestivo. Yummy!

Today we swam at lunch. I did 1000 meters which was pretty good considering that I am tired. I can tell my body is pretty strong in swimming right now. I'm happy about this. I hope to continue to improve in the coming months. Hopefully, I will be able to add running again to my exercise program. I really miss running!

See? Life in Rome isn't very exiciting!