few thoughts 121408

1. So...I guess I will actually be home in about 10 days. Wow...
2. It's only been day and a half since I got back from Paris and already I've been treated like a crap more than 3 times. Do I hate it? Hell, no!! I actually love it. It just keeps on reminding me that I'm in Rome, no other place is like this. I actually chuckled yesterday when people were giving me shady directions and bus weren't coming in right time. I kinda missed it. The city is still amazing in my book. When in Rome...I guess...when in Rome...
3. Today was my final meet up with Lucy. No more school stuff since our program ended about a week ago but I wanted to see her for one final time and Ben came along with me for our final meet up. From Lucy's side, Jeremy decided to come meet with us as well. It was quite entertaining. Us four had delicious cups of coffee and some pastry courtesy of Lucy and also we wondered around Porta Portese's sunday flea market for couple hours. Having Lucy on our program was nothing but blessing for us because not only her knowledge on just about everything but also way she treated us. She was so open to anything and she treated all of us with the highest regards. Hopefully, we did same for her. Anyway, it was day of silly wondering and reflection. I was so humbled by the fact that Lucy came through to meet with us because she is, in fact, leaving Rome to go see her family in DC tomorrow and she had like trillion meet ups to say quick good bye to everybody who knows her and also packing her stuff. Nevertheless, she did spare couple hours with us and it was wonderful. Jeremy was very nice guy as well and I have to say, seeing both of them together was quite cute. They were adorable, I mean it for real. 
4. With most of kids from SAPR program gone back to their home and knowing that I will be the last person to leave this city, it's kinda weird for me to still stay around this place. Ellen and her family is gone and even Lucy is leaving for this holiday. There will be no more conferences at prow. In fact, I won't have any classes anymore in 'our Rome Center'. Actually, I won't come back here as a student anymore, not as a study abroad student...it's over, really. I know there isn't going to be any class on monday, in fact, I will be in Stockholm this monday. I can't ask Federica to contact our landlord because we ain't getting no hot water since I don't have my apartment #8 at Campo Dei Fiori anymore, instead, I will be wondering around one hostel to other. I also realize that I have to 'buy' dinner at somewhere instead of 'fix' dinner in that smallest kitchen that I've ever been in and it will take more than 3 euro for me to cook up a pasta and that won't even last days...only couple minutes if lucky. Funny how time changes, I remember not being able to find my way home from my Italian class and bought a giant map that became completely useless as I watched that thing flutter aimlessly at Trevi Fountain then last night, I was giving random people a direction to how to get to certain places or which buses to take. I even missed how Serrah greeted her teeth when she called out my name...just a little bit, not too much. I am spending this weekend with Ben but when I get back from Stockholm on this Friday, he will too reside in the state. Of course, I'm coming back as well sooner than I even think but this weekend, as relaxing as it gotten, it also leaves me little bit of hole in me. Lot of things are crossing my mind, what to do when I go back home, things that I should be working on and things I should do starting tomorrow and all. Being all by myself doesn't bother me much, in fact, I like it being all by myself here right now. I never worry about settling in because that's always how it has been in my life; trying to settling in. I'm pretty good at it and besides, I am going back home, I ain't moving anywhere. How hard can it be? It's still sweet in Rome, trust me. Although this Sunday is only couple hours away. That's true. 
5. What am I going to miss about this place when I leave here? I don't know because they are simply too much of those stuff. It's funny how I am already thinking about leaving. It feels like I got here like 3 days ago...yesterday is little too farfetched, let's keep it real.