31.7.07
25.7.07
This is for Logan
You wanted mutants so here they are!
and the last one is a tricky one. may take a few seconds for you to get it but the joke is there.
and the last one is a tricky one. may take a few seconds for you to get it but the joke is there.
24.7.07
Check it out!
check out our load of new pics on our flickr site! Our trip to Capri was pretty awesome. We took a tour around the island on a boat and stopped at a small cave that we had to go into with little three man boats. There are a couple of pics from that in the Flickr.
20.7.07
Umbria Jazz and the Third Week
Its been a little while since I've written something so this might be a little long.
So Umbria Jazz is now over and its really sad. This whole week has definitely been a lot quieter and easier to get through the streets, but its a sad reminder of how much fun the jazz festival was.
Oh well! we just ended the third week of class and its going pretty well. The mornings are still way too early and a little boring, but the afternoon classes make up for it. We didn't have class today, which was very nice, although it does mean we'll have to make up the hours. Bleh! Also, next week we have midterm written and oral exams as well as a term project all due within two or three days. It might be a little difficult but hey, it'll also be the easiest 12 language credits ever.
Winter, our friends Katrina and Phil, and I took a trip for class last weekend that was going to be to this little town that was hosting a huge festival, but the trains weren't running when we wanted to go so we ended up going to this other town close to the lake. It was a total disaster though because no one was there and the lake was definitely not in walking distance, so it just ended up being a nice, hot hike around a city with no one around. But we did eat McDonalds!!! What a real Italian cultural experience that was.
Good news though! We're going on vacation!!!! Napoli, Pompei, and Capri this weekend. Apparently Napoli has had a long garbage strike for the last month or even more, so that oughta be exciting. Capri and Pompei are going to be incredible though, I'm pretty excited. The one bummer about the trip is that we have to wake up and get to the University at 6 AM. But, there's a nice five hour bus ride to get to Napoli, and I think I know how to sleep on a bus.
I'm kind of astounded at how much better Italian is going and how much I'm actually able to comprehend and speak, with practically no hesitation. Its pretty amazing how in almost a month I can speak to new people and carry on a real conversation rather than just "My name is..." "I'm from..." "I like...". Also, one of the coolest things about learning Italian so far was when we signed up for our trip this weekend, the travel agent spoke entirely in Italian and all three of us left the office saying, "Was it me or did you understand every word that guy said?"
Alright, now that that dissertation is over, I'm gonna go make some brunch. Pictures and video will be up soon from Umbria Jazz as well as Magione and our trip this weekend.
Jordan
So Umbria Jazz is now over and its really sad. This whole week has definitely been a lot quieter and easier to get through the streets, but its a sad reminder of how much fun the jazz festival was.
Oh well! we just ended the third week of class and its going pretty well. The mornings are still way too early and a little boring, but the afternoon classes make up for it. We didn't have class today, which was very nice, although it does mean we'll have to make up the hours. Bleh! Also, next week we have midterm written and oral exams as well as a term project all due within two or three days. It might be a little difficult but hey, it'll also be the easiest 12 language credits ever.
Winter, our friends Katrina and Phil, and I took a trip for class last weekend that was going to be to this little town that was hosting a huge festival, but the trains weren't running when we wanted to go so we ended up going to this other town close to the lake. It was a total disaster though because no one was there and the lake was definitely not in walking distance, so it just ended up being a nice, hot hike around a city with no one around. But we did eat McDonalds!!! What a real Italian cultural experience that was.
Good news though! We're going on vacation!!!! Napoli, Pompei, and Capri this weekend. Apparently Napoli has had a long garbage strike for the last month or even more, so that oughta be exciting. Capri and Pompei are going to be incredible though, I'm pretty excited. The one bummer about the trip is that we have to wake up and get to the University at 6 AM. But, there's a nice five hour bus ride to get to Napoli, and I think I know how to sleep on a bus.
I'm kind of astounded at how much better Italian is going and how much I'm actually able to comprehend and speak, with practically no hesitation. Its pretty amazing how in almost a month I can speak to new people and carry on a real conversation rather than just "My name is..." "I'm from..." "I like...". Also, one of the coolest things about learning Italian so far was when we signed up for our trip this weekend, the travel agent spoke entirely in Italian and all three of us left the office saying, "Was it me or did you understand every word that guy said?"
Alright, now that that dissertation is over, I'm gonna go make some brunch. Pictures and video will be up soon from Umbria Jazz as well as Magione and our trip this weekend.
Jordan
11.7.07
Phone update
I'm really sorry, all this phone confusion has been my doing.
Our number is (328)577-9656 however I'm unsure whether the country code for Italy is 039 or just 39. I do know Perugia is 075. Later tonight Winter or I will try to talk to people on Skype and then test the numbers and then we can finally get all of this sorted out.
Sorry gang, hang in there!
Our number is (328)577-9656 however I'm unsure whether the country code for Italy is 039 or just 39. I do know Perugia is 075. Later tonight Winter or I will try to talk to people on Skype and then test the numbers and then we can finally get all of this sorted out.
Sorry gang, hang in there!
9.7.07
J-Dub Double Feature
I don't know why our phone isn't working yet. I guess we just don't know the right number for people to call. I think Im going to buy Skype minutes and try to use those.
All in all everything is going great here. Jazz festival is really awesome and we should probably have some more video of people up soon so keep checking in. Until then enjoy this video!
All in all everything is going great here. Jazz festival is really awesome and we should probably have some more video of people up soon so keep checking in. Until then enjoy this video!
8.7.07
The Phone is Good to Go!!!!!!!!!!
We can now send and receive calls!!!
Our number is 039 (Italy's country code) 075 (Perugia's city code) (338) 577-9656. If that doesn't work let us know.
What might work best is if we call and hang up and y'all call us back. Remember the 9 hour difference for you west coasters and 6 for the easterners.
Maybe we can finally talk sometime this week, but whos knows, Umbria Jazz is pretty amazing.
Ci vediamo,
Jordan
Our number is 039 (Italy's country code) 075 (Perugia's city code) (338) 577-9656. If that doesn't work let us know.
What might work best is if we call and hang up and y'all call us back. Remember the 9 hour difference for you west coasters and 6 for the easterners.
Maybe we can finally talk sometime this week, but whos knows, Umbria Jazz is pretty amazing.
Ci vediamo,
Jordan
7.7.07
La Finesettimana e la Comincia d'Umbria Jazz Fest
So the first week of class is over and it looks like things are going to go pretty well. We have class together and also with quite a few kids from the UO program, which is pretty sweet. On Monday and Tuesday we have class only from 8-11 and then the rest of the day off, Wednesday is 8-11 a one hour meeting with the resident director from the program, then 5-7, Thursday is the worst day with 8-11 and 3-7, and then finally on Friday we only have 10-12, which is a nice break after Thursday. So far it seems like the afternoons are going to be much better, our teacher then is really cool and teaches really well. However, our morning teacher leaves a little to be desired, it's as if she just talks and talks and talks, but doesn't seem to say a whole lot. Right now we're primarily reviewing, so maybe things will change once we get into newer stuff.
The Umbria Jazz Fest started last night and this place has exploded. Perugia doesn't stop partying every night until late, but now that the the Jazz Fest started its ridiculous. The main street in town, Corso Vannucci, which is already a busy and crowded street, was swarming with people well past 4 last night. Its pretty awesome. Pictures and video soon to come.
In other news, Winter and I bought a phone finally and we'll put the number on here soon. The deal is, we can receive calls for free, and have 200 free minutes and texts to other people in town with the same plan, but its € o.12 a minute to call people in town without our plan and € 0.35 a minute to call home. Soooo...if poeple at home get a phone card and call us it'll be much cheaper for everyone. Also, we can call home and hang up and then you guys can return the call and it'll be free for us.
Thats about all the news so far, I'm sure there'll be plenty more to report soon.
Ciao!
Jordan Illingworth Merryweather XIV
The Umbria Jazz Fest started last night and this place has exploded. Perugia doesn't stop partying every night until late, but now that the the Jazz Fest started its ridiculous. The main street in town, Corso Vannucci, which is already a busy and crowded street, was swarming with people well past 4 last night. Its pretty awesome. Pictures and video soon to come.
In other news, Winter and I bought a phone finally and we'll put the number on here soon. The deal is, we can receive calls for free, and have 200 free minutes and texts to other people in town with the same plan, but its € o.12 a minute to call people in town without our plan and € 0.35 a minute to call home. Soooo...if poeple at home get a phone card and call us it'll be much cheaper for everyone. Also, we can call home and hang up and then you guys can return the call and it'll be free for us.
Thats about all the news so far, I'm sure there'll be plenty more to report soon.
Ciao!
Jordan Illingworth Merryweather XIV
5.7.07
3.7.07
2.7.07
Vino for dinner?
oh and by the way a bottle of wine costs like one euro so i think it might be close to Drinking Time since no class tomorrow. pictures to come of our sweet ass diaries.
winter
winter
No classe oggi...allora, facciamo la spesa
So this morning we got up early at 6:45, which I haven't had to do since maybe before highschool, and trekked down the hill to get to class on time. Although once we met up with some more people, we soon realized it wasn't going to take nearly as much time to get to class, so we can maybe sleep in a little longer next time.
Once we did get down the hill, we waited outside the building and watched everyone from our class level make it down as well. We waited a little while and then learned after trying to communicate with a woman with maybe 3000 keys, that our building was going to be closed for the day and that we wouldn't be having class that day, a key piece of info our Resident Director failed to impart upon us. It turns out that the placement test we took in the States before arriving was being administered this morning and we wouldn't have class until Wednesday, now that everyone is getting placed in their classes.
Sooooo....now that we didn't have to go to class and the grocery marts were finally open, we decided to head to the Coop right by our house and do a little food shopping; call us crazy but we might try and save a little cash on this trip after all. The store opens at 9 and I think half of Perugia decided that was the best time to go, because this place was packed. Also, it was nothing like the size of a market at home, which made it that much more "friendly". Winter and I bought a little there and decided to bail, and then go to another little market even closer to home to finish up buying all of our necessities. We got some great ingredients and will be cooking like kings in no time.
Earlier on we did a little school shopping as well and bought some sweet little diary books for the assignments we have to do for the UO staff. Now I think we may just try to occupy our time the rest of the day, maybe do a little phone shopping so we can actually talk to people at home, and then cook up a feast later tonight, and enjoy the Perugia night, now that we don't have school tomorrow morning.
Until next time,
JCon
Once we did get down the hill, we waited outside the building and watched everyone from our class level make it down as well. We waited a little while and then learned after trying to communicate with a woman with maybe 3000 keys, that our building was going to be closed for the day and that we wouldn't be having class that day, a key piece of info our Resident Director failed to impart upon us. It turns out that the placement test we took in the States before arriving was being administered this morning and we wouldn't have class until Wednesday, now that everyone is getting placed in their classes.
Sooooo....now that we didn't have to go to class and the grocery marts were finally open, we decided to head to the Coop right by our house and do a little food shopping; call us crazy but we might try and save a little cash on this trip after all. The store opens at 9 and I think half of Perugia decided that was the best time to go, because this place was packed. Also, it was nothing like the size of a market at home, which made it that much more "friendly". Winter and I bought a little there and decided to bail, and then go to another little market even closer to home to finish up buying all of our necessities. We got some great ingredients and will be cooking like kings in no time.
Earlier on we did a little school shopping as well and bought some sweet little diary books for the assignments we have to do for the UO staff. Now I think we may just try to occupy our time the rest of the day, maybe do a little phone shopping so we can actually talk to people at home, and then cook up a feast later tonight, and enjoy the Perugia night, now that we don't have school tomorrow morning.
Until next time,
JCon
1.7.07
our apartment rules
so we ended up getting our apartment last night and we were pleasently surprised to find out that it was huge and had a good kitchen and a frig and everything. so that was awesome. we live right next to the centro of perugia and all the markets and food stores are really close by as well as the place where we actually have classes. we settled in last night and made some pasta and watched formula 1 racing in italian. not a bad first night.
our other two room mates moved in today and apparently we are now the "veterans" of the group according to our teacher which was pretty cool to hear. we have been leading people all over the city today and showing them where their apartments and all the shops are.
internet is also right across the street from our doorway. awesome. like literally right across the street and keep in mind the streets are like 10 feet wide. so that was pretty cool.
another cool thing is that as we were leaving our apartment today the girl that had just moved out a day before came up the stairs with her mom and asked if we could let her in so she could show her mom where she lived for a month. she was really nice and told us about some cool places we could go in the city. it was kind of a cool coincidence. nothing much else to report on this end. i may have a found an internet place with WiFi so i can take my laptop there and upload all of our pictures so far. word. talk to you all later.
Winter Kruger Kirschbaum Milner XII
our other two room mates moved in today and apparently we are now the "veterans" of the group according to our teacher which was pretty cool to hear. we have been leading people all over the city today and showing them where their apartments and all the shops are.
internet is also right across the street from our doorway. awesome. like literally right across the street and keep in mind the streets are like 10 feet wide. so that was pretty cool.
another cool thing is that as we were leaving our apartment today the girl that had just moved out a day before came up the stairs with her mom and asked if we could let her in so she could show her mom where she lived for a month. she was really nice and told us about some cool places we could go in the city. it was kind of a cool coincidence. nothing much else to report on this end. i may have a found an internet place with WiFi so i can take my laptop there and upload all of our pictures so far. word. talk to you all later.
Winter Kruger Kirschbaum Milner XII
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