I’ve got loads to talk about, but I’ll try to just jot down the highlights right now.

• Left last Wednesday night, long night in the airpot (I finally watched Inception!), split up at Fumicino.
• Rome was both super interesting and super me no likey; very touristy, very historical, very crowded, etc. Others got scammed, not I (said the red hen), we went to a free concert of Vivaldi’s Gloria, which was absolutely fantastic, and so on.
• Florence was so fantastic! Zio Gigi was the quintessential Italian restaurant, and cheap. Gelato every day continued.
• Got lost in Venice twice for a few hours, once when trying to find our B&B. It’s such a maze there! My sense of direction served me well, but it was less enjoyable, over all.
• Team ‘Good Job Guys’ uses ‘coolio! coolio!’ as a way to find each other. Dear God.
• I’m getting very frustrated with drama and immaturity on the parts of two members.
• UST isn’t nice at all when you’re stuck just trying to avoid being around it while maintaining a Christian attitude.
• Two members continue to pair off, and it’s getting old, fast, and awkward and so frustrating, as I said.
• I feel a bit like I’m on the outside looking in for this group, potentially because of my age, potentially because of my unusual stance on some things (like flirting and smoking and drinking), potentially all of the above plus others.
• Kjelle’s house is lovely, his family is nice, and I just want to download Christmas films and hide in my room to watch them and listen to Christmas music.
• I need to be alone, and I’ve been around people for an entire week, consistently.
• I’m whinging a bit, but UGH.
• Liege tomorrow, then a hotel in Brussels for Christmas!

I miss my dad and my dog.

I really, terribly miss my friend group from Capernwray. I miss Jacob and Kaitlyn and David and Shannon and Lizzie and Tisha and Nathaniel and Chelsea.

I miss my BLING girls dreadfully, and will very much miss our New Year’s Eve tradition. :/

I want to get away from this group for a while, and don’t see how to do so. Caitlyn and Brendan are being lovely, but I don’t know how much more I can take.