More Venice!

I'm getting to be so bad at this journal entries! (BTW I'm using these Journals for class so just ignore some things) Anyway since the last time I wrote, I've been to the Lido twice, which is the beach. It's so nice. Free to get on the beach, you can drink anywhere, and people are friendly as hell. We played frisbee with some venetians and went swimming. Going to the beach in Italy is quite different from going in New Jersey. There are cultural differences like girls being Topless or men being in little speedos. That never happens in Jersey. The down side about Wednesday was after drinking coronas and being in the sun all day I got pretty seasick on the Vaporetto. I mean pale, sweaty, nausea, had to get off the boat at one point and vomit in a pizzeria, yum. So after that we got back to the apartment and I completely passed out. I woke up to some pasta and we watched Summertime with Kathryn Hepburn. Pretty good movie and it gave a good view of Venice. I could relate to the main character because she comes to this city completely clueless but in the end finds herself and learns the city eventually. I feel like I can finally get around by myself with no problem. I've learned the Vaporetto and how to get to the grocery store and necessary things like that. I like feeling like I actually live here rather than that I'm just visiting.

After a long day of class on Thursday we decided to go out, but while getting ready our power went out! This was around 10pm so everything was pitch black. My hair was half straitened and no one could see a thing. Thank god some of us had flashlights but no one could figure out the fusebox! Mike's exercise with the blindfolds and senses was applying to our real life. We finally decided to just leave it till the morning because no one had a phone and none of us could figure out how to put the power back on. So far this trip has been a culture shock for sure. Not knowing how to do simple things like fix a fuse box we take for granted at home. Ciao for now bellas!