Well, I’m sitting in my 11:00 class right now and there are exactly seven of us. Big turnout. My teacher’s talking about the same thing that she has for the past few weeks. Spring break just can’t get here soon enough!!

Yesterday I went on a little adventure. My goal: to see the school play. The result: fail. I had class until 6:45, and then I grabbed some dinner at Super Sol before hopping on the metro and getting off at Metropolitano. I had directions and a map and thought I was prepared. Well, it turns out the theater where the play was to take place is in a very obscure location and is pretty unheard of. I probably asked ten different people including a police officer, a guy with an iPhone, an English-speaking girl from SLU I’d never met, and several college students for directions, but no one was really able to help me. I ended up walking around the city for a good hour, lugging my heavy backpack up and down hills in the blazing hot sun. I actually made it to the street where the theater was supposed to be, and still couldn’t figure out where it was! By 8:00 I had somehow walked myself around in a circle back to my school metro, which I decided to just get on, give up, and go home. Sigh. It’s a shame because a few of my friends are in the play and I really did want to see it. Ah well, what’re you going to do?

But enough of my sob story. Here’s the list of things I have missed and am looking forward to in America:

1. Family

2. Boyfriend

3. Friends

4. Free water refills at restaurants

5. Free bathrooms in public places

6. Dr. Pepper

7. Mexican food

8. Peanut butter, pickles, pretzels, bagels, barbecue

9. Driving

10. Hanging out at the Daily Grind

11. Target

12. Fresh fruit and vegetables

13. My own bed

14. Lucky

15. Going to Lacledes (questionably so)

16. Working on a play whether onstage or off

17. $()roR!tY fUn!

18. Working out in a gym- with real weights

19. Live television

20. Going to the pool

21. Sitting in the grass in SLU’s quad

22. Real libraries

23. Summer vacation

24. Pedicures

25. Reading the newspaper

26. Regularly attending Mass

27. Concerts

28. My hair straightener

29. Quality gum

30. Cooking

31. The UK Arboretum

32. Hawaiian Ice

33. Going to sporting events

34. My bike

35. REAL FOOD. 

Ciao bella… I’ll see you in ten days!

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