the days go by

This first week has just gone by so fast. I try to write my everyday happenings, but by the time i return to my little apartment, im to tired to do anyhting creative.

All of us 160 exchange students are diveded into little groups. Here is mine: from the left: jacub from czech republic,me, adriano

from italy, andreza from brazil, alberto from italy, reikke from germany and michaela from czech republic. We have become very close over this past week; lunch, bars, clubs are all attended

together.

I have become an english language mentor. jacub asks me the most grammatical questions out of anyone and adriano jokes that i have to buzz the buzzer( i.e. my hand) to gain any points. He speaks english very well, and only asks for certain words or meanings. Andreza has a little harder

time. Pulling out her italian to english dictionary to speak a certain word. I help her as much as i can by speaking clearly and slowly.

Riding a bicycle is really a way of life hear. Almost every exchange student has purchased a bike for around 30 euros. I live to far away from campus to buy a bike, so instead I buy a bass pass!

Our groups two italian men decided to cook dinner for us. Speaking very fast, yet calm, the i

talians agreed to how to cook the pasta.....................THREE WAYS!! one with prego, one buttery olive oil style, and with pesto!! i was amazed. I asked them about vinnie sppon trick to twirl the spaghetti and they told me that only old fashioned italians do that with thier noodles!!

my old fashioned vincent.

the days go by and i can only dread that they will

continue to go by much faster and with less time to write about it.