Summer is Quietly Approaching!

Since the school semester is finally coming to an end, I've decided to write you all a farewell blog entry. Not to worry, I'll be back after a few weeks of lazing around in the beautiful sunshine!

A few hours ago I wrote my LAST exam for one of the courses I was taking. It was probably the biggest relief of my life considering I wasn't too fond of the subject. Mind you, I was proud of myself for sticking to it and not quitting midway. Now, I have to prepare for upcoming finals :S Thankfully, I lucked out. My last final is on April 18th; everyone else I know has exams until the next week after that. Unfortunately, I guess that means all my friends will be hermitting when I'm wanting to go to the beach :(

However, after my few weeks of doing absolutely nothing are up, I probably won't even have much time to think about the beach anymore. Summer is supposed to mean going to the beach everyday and eating ice cream 24/7 right? It was only a few days ago I realized that this 'fact' is no longer in effect and has indeed been left behind with childhood. This summer is my first summer being an actual adult; between work and school, I'll be busy 5 days a week. Conversely, I don't look at this as a bad thing. I remember being 16 years old and doing the same old things everyday in the summer: eating, going to the beach and tanning. With all this repetition, I ended up getting extremely bored. Thus, working and going to school merely gives me something to do.

Aside from this working and schooling business, I'm hoping to travel in the summer as well. I get the biggest thrill from leaving town and exploring different cities. Eventually, I want to travel to Egypt, Asia and Africa and backpack around Europe. My family is from Italy and, ironically, I still haven't been there yet! Hopefully I'll be able to go to their hometowns sometime soon and meet all the famous Pasquales and Marias I've heard so much about!

Well, that's it for now. I hope you all have a terrific summer!

Until next time,

Alyssa :)