This week has dragged on like no other week! I think the fact that I have 3 midterms and an Italian paper due next week are really making me want time to slow down!
The past couple days have been an emotional roller coaster. For those of you who have seen my facebook, you probably saw the shared link of Allison Owens- missing in Italy, and then my following status. A recent SMU grad was reported missing on Sunday night just south of Florence, and then yesterday morning her body was found in a river. She was the victim of a hit and run. Although I didn't personally know Ally, I have seen her around and have many friends that were close to her. As random as the accident is, and yes, I know it could happen anywhere, I found comfort through another SMU girl here as we just both sat and cried. After that, waking up and realized Steve Jobs has passed away- I have learned my lesson. Life is so precious and the time we have on this earth needs to be spent living, and doing things you enjoy as opposed to worrying about every way something can go wrong.
On a lighter note, the next 2 months here are going to fly by and I am planning on going to some really cool places. Hopefully all of them work out! This weekend, in preparation for midterms, my roommate, her friend and I are going to a small town outside of Bellinzona where she has relatives to sit in the Alps and study study study! Thankfully, there won't be any internet so I will have zero distractions- besides my friends and wonderful views!
Next Saturday, I leave for Turkey for 10 days. I have been assigned to write a research paper on Mimar Sinan, one of the lead architects in Turkey during the Ottoman Empire. It should be interesting, and I have to give a presentation on it while in Turkey but I did not need another paper during this busy time! The unfortunate part is I have to do all the work for the Academic Travel class, but will get zero credit for it back at SMU. It will be a wonderful experience though!
When I return, Megan and Jenny are coming to Switzerland to hang out with me and we are going to have wonderful adventures then, and it will be wonderful to see my friends from Colorado!
November is going to fly. My agenda consists of Madrid, Amsterdam, Nice and Monaco, Austria and Zurich!
Since I won't have internet this weekend, I will write again on Sunday if my "Diplomatic History of Modern Europe" notes haven't eaten me!
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