grafitti italy

so we landed in palermo sicily and ended up at the most beautiful spot. our hostel was right along the coast over looking the city and water... spectacular way to start a trip. i still cannot believe how delicious the ice cream, or as they say gillato is here... its simply amazing. the pizza blew my mind, and the beaches and water were wonderful.

after spending two quick days there we headed north to naples. taking a train that goes on a ferry of course.. no biggie. in naples we meet up with terra, ausie daves mit partner in crime and toured around pompei and naples. beautiful and stunning puts it mildly.. pompie was incredible. heading up north to rome today to meet up with pye and say hi to the pope.

if i had more time i would go into muh more detail and picutres, but gotta go catch a train!

but yes... grafitty everywhere here... kinda sad actually, all over monumnets as well,

back luck comes in packages...

so i've been slightly MIA the past few weeks - things are still busy in London, but slowing down as the last week of work comes to a close. I had a rough few days with bad news and unlucky events. First was the big one - didn't get into grad school. I put all my eggs into one SFU basket and lost, so if anything i've learnt never to do that again. At first I was really upset - what am going to do with my life?? i thought i was the perfect candidate?? then after a few days i realized, i'm only 22 - what am I so stressed out about?? So I have resolved to learn from this application experience and enjoy another year of academic freedom!

For those that know me well I am an obessive planner - and I didn't waist a minute once I found out the reshuffle of my fall lifestyle. I started looking into jobs - but I have to say, a health sci degree on its own doens't get you too far. I did manage to get my old prison job back though! So back behind the bars I will go in september! I was relieved and excited to work at ACCW again - there was never a dull moment and really puts things into perspective - life is never has hard as it may seem. I also decided that perhaps another volunteer abroad session was a good goal to work towards. I have decided to change organizations, purely for a cheaper and different perspective on volunteering. It has come down to a battle between Costa Rica and Peru. The programs in Costa Rica look fantastic, and the idea of spending my days off on the beach surfing?? not too rough,

Overall I had just had a rough week - and I think once you're in that mindset you let everything appear that way. Its a bit scary actually. But I'm happy to say that I'm looking forward to a change of pace. Ever since May 2006 I have been on the go constantly... lived on 3 continents in under 4 months, worked in 3 different countries, survived a tropical disease and come august will have probably set foot on about 15 countries... thats ridiculous.

I leave for Palermo Sicily in a week - viva italia!