As some of you may know, I will be coming home tomorrow. The doctor reviewed the results of my blood test and said that I have a liver dysfunction and should get my liver and gall bladder scanned. So...I will be taking care of that, along with my broken tooth, at home. I'm really sad to be leaving so sudden. I have met a lot of amazing people on this trip that I hope to keep in touch with and see again at school. I wish I could stay, but my health is the most important thing right now.
On a better note, my final grades are posted and I got 3 As and one B... a 3.7 gpa! I'm so surprised, especially in my one journalism class that was super duper hard. That was my last grade to be posted, and an A to brighten up my day at that!
Anyway, my flight is leaving tomorrow am at 940 so I will be heading to the airport at 7. I have a brief stop in Zurich, and will touch down in LA at around 5. Keep my travels and health in your prayers. I hope to share my pictures with everyone, it would be great!
Ciao Roma, I hope to return soon...
Love, Amy
Friday, January 4, 2008
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Roma
After lecture yesterday, I went to the grocery store down the street from our hotel. It was so awesome! I wanted to take everything home...all the food looked so good! I picked up some croissants, bottled water, and candies to take on the day journeys instead of buying lunches. The doctor called, and said that he wanted me to go in for a blood test due to some findings in the urine sample. He asked if I could go the next morning. I went to dinner at the same place I ate the night before, this time with Lynn and Leah. Of course, I ordered the same thing! It was amazing. After dinner, I went to sleep as I was tired and still not feeling the best.
This morning, I went to the lab with Jessica to get the blood work done. The lab said that their doctor would call my doctor, and that I would probably get the results tomorrow afternoon. After that, I went to the hotel for breakfast and got ready for our day trip to Tarquinia. We took a bus there, as it was about an hour and a half north of Rome. On the way, we could see the Mediterranean Sea from our bus. It was cloudy today and I was so sure it was going to rain. Tarquinia was a neat town, we were just there to go to a museum, but I wish I could have explored it. It was perched high atop a hill, and was a walled town. The views were awesome, you could see the Mediterranean from the museum! The museum was full of Etruscan artifacts and tombs, which were interesting as the tomb had a sculpture of the person buried inside on the outside of it. After that, we went to a cemetery to see underground tombs, which werent that exciting. Today was a cold, windy day! We made our way back to Rome on the bus, and it is nearing time for lecture so I am going to cut it short. I will try to update on my health tomorrow. I am still not feeling so great, but am trying to hang in there as I do not want to miss another day of seeing the sights. Mike (who works with my dad)s aunt Connie lives in Rome and she got in touch with me to let me know if there is anything she can do for me, she is here to help. I thought that was very nice of her to reach out to me and am very grateful for it. Even if I dont need her, it is always nice to know that someone is there to help. Anyway, I must go, but I will talk soon! I got a really great phone card at the internet cafe that gives me tons of minutes, so I will try and call everyone.
Love, Amy
This morning, I went to the lab with Jessica to get the blood work done. The lab said that their doctor would call my doctor, and that I would probably get the results tomorrow afternoon. After that, I went to the hotel for breakfast and got ready for our day trip to Tarquinia. We took a bus there, as it was about an hour and a half north of Rome. On the way, we could see the Mediterranean Sea from our bus. It was cloudy today and I was so sure it was going to rain. Tarquinia was a neat town, we were just there to go to a museum, but I wish I could have explored it. It was perched high atop a hill, and was a walled town. The views were awesome, you could see the Mediterranean from the museum! The museum was full of Etruscan artifacts and tombs, which were interesting as the tomb had a sculpture of the person buried inside on the outside of it. After that, we went to a cemetery to see underground tombs, which werent that exciting. Today was a cold, windy day! We made our way back to Rome on the bus, and it is nearing time for lecture so I am going to cut it short. I will try to update on my health tomorrow. I am still not feeling so great, but am trying to hang in there as I do not want to miss another day of seeing the sights. Mike (who works with my dad)s aunt Connie lives in Rome and she got in touch with me to let me know if there is anything she can do for me, she is here to help. I thought that was very nice of her to reach out to me and am very grateful for it. Even if I dont need her, it is always nice to know that someone is there to help. Anyway, I must go, but I will talk soon! I got a really great phone card at the internet cafe that gives me tons of minutes, so I will try and call everyone.
Love, Amy
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Happy New Year!
On NYE, all of the new people arrived. We went to dinner at a restaurant close by. It wasnt very good. I got a pizza fritta, which I thought would be a pizza but it was more like a fried calzone that tasted really weird. Oh well! After dinner, most of the group was going to a square to ring in the New Year. Since it was supposed to be really crowded, a few of us decided to stay behind. We walked outside a few blocks to watch the fireworks at midnight. It was really neat! Apparently, we had a better time than the large group, as they didnt see any fireworks!
On New Years Day, our whole group had an orientation walk around Rome. We went to a couple churches that were beautiful. At Santa Maria della Maggiore, they were doing a New Years mass. I bought a rosary and a small cross. After that, we walked to the Colosseum and Forum. The Colosseum was closed inside but we got some pictures of the outside. We were allowed some free time after, so Thomas, Jessica and I walked to the Trevi Fountain to check it out. It is so beautiful! I got some pictures, and when I looked back on my camera to review them, they totally looked Photoshopped. We also had some gelato...Nutella!! After that it was time for our first lecture back at the hotel from 4 to 530.
The lecture was on ancient Rome. Thomas and I were really hungry after the lecture, so we found a nearby restaurant. I had the most amazing pasta...penne with tomato sauce, pecorino cheese and bacon. Yum! I called home and Nick and Marcey after dinner, then knocked out.
Today has been an interesting day. More to come on that...another hopefully minor medical problem. I have had some bladder problems the past day. I had to have a doctor come to the hotel ( at 100 €...grr) and then go for a urinalysis at a nearby lab. My urine is really dark, the doctor referred to it as il colore di marsala, or the color of marsala wine. I am supposed to hear back from him this afternoon. I have just been hanging out at the hotel. I missed the morning excursion, at least it was a short one! Anyway lecture time is nearing so I must go. I checked my grades...another A, yay! Just waiting to hear from one more class...the hard journalism one. Talk to everyone soon...keep my health in your prayers! Thinking about you all, and missing you too.
Love, Amy
On New Years Day, our whole group had an orientation walk around Rome. We went to a couple churches that were beautiful. At Santa Maria della Maggiore, they were doing a New Years mass. I bought a rosary and a small cross. After that, we walked to the Colosseum and Forum. The Colosseum was closed inside but we got some pictures of the outside. We were allowed some free time after, so Thomas, Jessica and I walked to the Trevi Fountain to check it out. It is so beautiful! I got some pictures, and when I looked back on my camera to review them, they totally looked Photoshopped. We also had some gelato...Nutella!! After that it was time for our first lecture back at the hotel from 4 to 530.
The lecture was on ancient Rome. Thomas and I were really hungry after the lecture, so we found a nearby restaurant. I had the most amazing pasta...penne with tomato sauce, pecorino cheese and bacon. Yum! I called home and Nick and Marcey after dinner, then knocked out.
Today has been an interesting day. More to come on that...another hopefully minor medical problem. I have had some bladder problems the past day. I had to have a doctor come to the hotel ( at 100 €...grr) and then go for a urinalysis at a nearby lab. My urine is really dark, the doctor referred to it as il colore di marsala, or the color of marsala wine. I am supposed to hear back from him this afternoon. I have just been hanging out at the hotel. I missed the morning excursion, at least it was a short one! Anyway lecture time is nearing so I must go. I checked my grades...another A, yay! Just waiting to hear from one more class...the hard journalism one. Talk to everyone soon...keep my health in your prayers! Thinking about you all, and missing you too.
Love, Amy
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