I'm here!

Ok, so i have not much time to update, but I wanted to let everyone know that I have arrived safely in Perugia. No lost baggage or delayed flights, and overall an uneventful and good flight.

I don't have internet in my apartment, so I apologize in advance for how bad I might be at staying in touch, but I am going to try as hard as I can. I don't have a phone yet either (I'm getting it tomorrow hopefully!) so I feel so disconnected. No sense of time (the time change six hours forward amplifies that even more!).

The city is BEAUTIFUL. Bigger than I expected, actually. Everything is classic Italian architecture, I feel like I stepped back in time. But there are still signs of modern life, too- a saw a Mac store as our bus pulled into the city, and there's a Lacoste store in the center of town. I've gotten to practice my Italian a little too- I ate pizza with my roommates and our neighbors at a restaurant called Quattro Passi, a pizzeria across the street from our apartment, and I helped us order the food.

Speaking of my apartment, I just moved into it today and it's much nicer than I expected. Very, very roomy, even though I share a bedroom. High ceilings and very pretty decorations, big windows looking out to the street and gorgeous architecture. I'll take pictures soon, I promise. We do have a washing machine and a normal-ish shower, but again, no Internet. :( Luckily I'm literally a minute walk from the school building, where I can get free wireless. Most apartments aren't that close.

Today we had an orientation inside a church near Piazza IV Novembre, where they talked about safety and classes and all that good stuff. In a half hour I have a walking tour of the city. Then later tonight I'll probably go out with friends and see more of Perugia! I really have barely gotten to see any of it at all yet, believe it or not. Between being shuttled to the hotel and then to my apartment to unpack, there hasn't been much of a chance to REALLY see it.

I'm still super tired from the jet lag, and though everything is going very well, I'd say I feel pretty overwhelmed more than anything. A lot to take in at all at once. I'll update when I can (soon I hope) with pictures and more about what I'm doing!