Grammar, house hunting and procrastination, oh my!

When I started this thing, I had high hopes for daily updates, lots of photos and a boatload of followers. Well, one outta three ain't bad, so thanks to those of you who have decided to tune in frequently to my tales of adventure in Italy. I apologize to you for the lack of the first two items on that list.

As I write this entry today, it is around 4 p.m., on the third Saturday (of three) of the class: the whole shebang is over next Friday! I am severely procrastinating the completion of a take-home (thank goodness!) grammar exam, but I will get to that as soon as I finish this. And check my email. And upload photos onto Facebook. Priorities, right?

Anyhow, the course is going well, though this weekend (read: tomorrow) will be jam-packed with school-related stuff, including this stupid test, a lesson plan, a written analysis of one of my lessons that was videotaped early last week and viewed yesterday, and a summary of two one-to-one teaching sessions I did at one of Florence's business schools last week. It seems like a lot, and it is, but it will get done before the deadline. So, I've got that going for me, which is nice...

In my spare time (of which there hasn't been much), I've been looking for a place to live with my roommate, Meara. The good news is that I think we've found one, and the even better news is that our friend, Liz, will be joining us, making our rent/utility bills that much cheaper! Yay! Nevermind the fact that the three of us will be sharing a room...it will be just like my freshman year of college, when I lived in the dorms! Oh, joy, oh, rapture! No, really though...the place is pretty sweet, it's in the city center and will cost us each less than 300 euro, which is super.

What else have I been doing, you ask? ... Huh. I can't seem to come up with any other fun things. Once this class is over, though, you can bet (or hope, maybe, would be more appropriate) that I'll be able to regale you with tales of frivolity, entertainment and travel. Or, maybe just passing grades, a job hunt and slight improvement on my Italian. Regardless, I'll do a better job of keeping this thing updated once I don't have to focus on school so much. Or, at all. Until I get a job. Cross your fingers and toes for me on that one!