"...do as the Romans do": Archive

craving rocky road ice cream

6 days left - - - - - - - - - - I’ve been trying to finish my application for this internship for the longest time. It’s been a struggle, but it really shouldn’t be. Any application, for a job or internship, should only be an extension of your resume. All I’m supposed to be doing is talk about myself so that the potential employees get a better picture of who I am. ...

Feb 14th

So Long, Farewell, Auf Weidersehen, Adieu

Kaitlin, Sam and I went to Malta as our last hoorah in Europe before we leave Bolzano for good. It’s such a weird feeling to be leaving a place we’ve called home for the past 6 months. You prepare yourself mentally, physically, emotionally and in all other ways for your excursion out here- to a place you don’t know. You count down the days until you say goodbye to your family...

Feb 4th

disneyland pass vs. gym pass?

my two week excursion through europe was intense, but totally worth it [= i was able to hit up amsterdam, london, paris, barcelona and rome to see all the great sights and taste some awesome food i only have barcelona&rome left to upload onto the fbook, but they’ll be up soon i hope (i’ll do it while i’m in class because the internet at school is better than kolping -_-) ...

Jan 18th

Auld Lang Syne...

*(original version) Should Old Acquaintance be forgot, and never thought upon; The flames of Love extinguished, and fully past and gone: Is thy sweet Heart now grown so cold, that loving Breast of thine; That thou canst never once reflect on Old long syne. On Old long syne my Jo, in Old long syne, That thou canst never once reflect, on Old long syne. My Heart is ravisht with delight, ...

Dec 28th

CG UG YOU KNOW SON UGHH!!!

I am soo proud of my Ground fam for representing at the first Bridge Competition [= Jr’s Division: 1st: UNDERGROUND!!! 2nd: IDK 3rd: Breakthrough Sr’s Division: 1st: Choreo Cookies 2nd: CADC 3rd: COMMON GROUND!!! I am especially proud to be an alumni of CG/director of UG <3 Dude, I swear I was totally dreaming the competition over here while it was all happening over...

Dec 13th

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas [=

Christmas is 15 days away and I can definitely feel it here in Bolzano. The temperatures are averaging in the low 40F with close to freezing point in the middle of the night. But I would’ve never though I’d be getting used to this weather. When I get back to Cali, I’ll be sweating like crazy and dressing like those crazy tourists you’d see in shorts and a T-shirt in the...

Dec 10th

No I'm not CHINESE!

I think it’s because I come from a very diverse place that I am able to be open to so many cultures and traditions. After coming back from London/Paris w/ Serena, I’ve come to realize that the world is not as culturally diverse as the US (or maybe its just CA… okay, its the coastal regions of the US that’s diverse… Don’t really know what goes on in the...

Nov 26th

The City of Fashion

Milano, Italia …really not a place to go if you don’t have money to spend shopping because that’s all there is… haha But Sam and I went anyway. We packed a city trip in about 1.5 days. We arrived in Milan at 9am and walked from the Central Station to the city center. We walked down Via Buenos Aires- one of the main shopping streets. It wasn’t much of a...

Nov 17th

The Game Plan

November 13-14: Milan November 18-23: London and Paris December 6-8: Florence December 19/20-27: Munich, Cologne, and Luxembourg December 29-January 13: Amsterdam, London, Paris, Barcelona, and Rome January 17-20: Galway and Dublin Sometime between February 6-16: Venice Before I go back home: Milan again for shopping (spend whatever money I have left), Cinque Terre possibility?, go to the...

Nov 9th

give me earplugs please...

last night a few friends and i decided to join a group of native italians to go torggelen. the group was formed though couchsurfind- which, now i swear is such a great thing [= torggelen occurs in the autumn in the south tyrol area when the new wine is made. basically, wine houses open their house (which is kinda like a bed and breakfast) for the public to come in and taste their food and wine. ...

Nov 8th

schnitzel is NOT made with noodles

hello world its been a while [= where did i leave off? i’ll just do a quickie of the important stuff and put a few pictures that matter - - - - - - - - - - OCT 8-ARRIVAL OF MY CARE PACKAGE i asked for a few things from home.. snacks, ethernet cord, lotion… this is what i got gummies on top, beef jerkey, gum, juice powder/vitamin mix, granola bars, ramen, and pho best care...

Oct 27th

Oktoberfest 2009- Conquered

Blogging daily is a complete nonsense… So I’ll try to make it a weekly thing, unless I’m absolutely bored and I have nothing to do. Which brings my attention to Doogie Houser and Carrie Bradshaw- how do they do it? Maybe because they are fictional characters and have it written in their script to blog daily. *I’m saving the “best” for last, so if you want to...

Oct 7th

we've discovered asian life in bolzano...

not gna lie, i got pretty excited when we found the asian store in bolzano. about a 10-15 minute walk. its really small, but it has everything that reminds me of home… well… not like literally home… but the fobby parts of little saigon haha [=. now i can buy spices and sauces to make things i actually know how to make. not gna lie, i thought i would have to learn every...

Sep 30th

tired from doing nothing...

on saturday, kaitlin and i met up w/ lu- a lady i met through the couchsurfing website. she showed us around bolzano- places to eat, places to shop, etc. she showed us how to shop… haha. she was so nice. gave us coffee&sweets at her apmt before she took us out. then we had lunch at her place- risotto w/ mushrooms, hugo (elder flower juice and prosecco wine), ricotta salad w/...

Sep 28th

ok let's recap...

giorno uno it took a total of 24 hours to get from LAX to our final destination in Bolzano, Italy i couldnt imagine doing it alone -_- so thank you so much to my international counselor who introduced me to Kaitlin before we left. 2 CPP students [= **i’ve posted all pictures on my facebook** 9am flight from LAX to Detriot, MI landed about 430pmCST (1230pmPST) and raced to my next...

Sep 25th

ughh

i had a post ready to go but something happened to firefox so it quit w/o me posting it all wells.. summary of what i wrote: my trip took 24 hours total from LA to Bolzano because of all the connections and such asian population in bolzano= 2 (me and a fellow CPP student studying here this semester as well) i’ll redo my blog later when i feel like it.. im too lazy now [= look through...

Sep 24th