128 days!!! Really it is, we counted today, for some reason 128 is a good number, it's like something familiar, maybe it's the number of days it takes to get some kind of foodborne illness or trimester, cycle thing that i've studied in nutrition, it just feels familiar! So yes it begins, 128 days until ms. italiano is on a jet plane back pack, journal, digestive enzymes in hand starting the adventure of a lifetime....i can hardly wait.

words of wisdom: i have started my search: I was in class the other day and began my seeking out words of wisdom that i feel will help me along on my journey and of course give me good things to add to my blog, per usual. in one of my lectures i was able to find some words of wisdom that could apply to my journey and it's busting out the gates! –bahala na: "Leave it to God" So i think what has recently become the new reality is the options i now have in front of me. either i have since unconsciously began praying to the patron saint raphaela, the saint of travelers and mental illness, or a new born courage has become my companion, but i feel like the phrase bahala na is soemthing i could very well add to my mantra. i plan on putting it on my chalkboard in my room, once i move the dirty laundry to reach it. Either way i am influenced by horscopes, paragraphs, sometimes pages in books, music, quirky magazine articles about living your life fully, or embracing change or most importantly a word that shadows all; grace; give me anything about grace and i will devour it. I just know that my eyes are wider and i am curious and ready to start a new chapter.

anyways my rant is coming to an end and i must drive home to rest before my very busy week. Italy is everywhere and filling up my life. by the time i get there i will feel like i know everything about it and I cannot wait to learn more.

goog night all, ciao!