2:15 am on the last night in the apartment i love so much more than i could ever put into words. it feels really strange to have all the cabinets empty, surfaces cleared off (visible), and everything packed away. we will be living out of carry-on bags for the next week. me! a week of clothing and necessities in my little lesportsac that i usually stuff to the brim just for a weekend at kelli's. tomorrow morning lexi heads back to the states, mon and i take a porta portese pit-stop (i need those 10e sandals...who was i kidding resisting them last week?) and then are off naples, followed by the amalfi coast and salerno before heading back to roma to get our luggage and kick off the second leg of our eurotrip.

but a few things about this whole living in roma business....
-studying abroad has been without a doubt one of the best decisions of my life. i wouldn't trade this experience for anything. that's super cheeseball, and i know it. but it's just true.
-strangely enough, i am overwhelmed with the urge to tell my dear old dad just how impressed i am with his english. he moved to america and taught himself how to speak, read, and write a completely foreign language, alphabet and all. after living here for 3.5 months and struggling with a language that honestly isn't THAT different from my own, and most importantly shares an alphabet, i really commend him. considering i've spent the past 21 years teasing him on an almost daily basis (albeit very lovingly), i feel pretty guilty. pa, you're the best.

that's really all i can say right now. i demanded reflections from the girls while we camped out on the balcony with wine and the ever-famous 'lady mix' for hours earlier, but i don't know just how much i can provide yet. i'm just not ready to let go. medaglie d'oro apartment 75.... we've had a damn good run.

ohhh if these walls could talk ;)