Cinque porpora gatti

alright, it is definitely not like me to write blogs. heck, i'm going to italy in january. and i want to keep a journal for this adventure of mine. for me to enjoy reading in ten years and for others to follow me through my journey in italy.

no, its not like i'll be backpacking through europe. i will be living in siena, italy. (yes i had to make the word bigger just to rub in your face)

 you bet i am going to visit rome, naples, venice, sicily (hopefully), milano, florence, and other countries whenever i can- on weekends, and breaks throughout the semester.

the best part is that my good friend, brittany comenga will be spending few months in europe- i'm looking forward to travel with her.

dominican republic  (done!)
italy: soon!

what will i be doing there for almost four and half months? i'm goin to intensively study fine arts! i'm going to take drawing and painting  classes, andddd *drum rolls* art restoration class. i think i'm most excited about this class. as the website noted: the prerequisites for this class is a passion for art. hell, i've got it! ;) my portfolio is gonna look fabulous once i return to america from italy with all of my awesome artworks. i didnt meant to be egotistic about it. i've always struggled to keep up with doing arts often as i can, mainly due to the workloads that i'm required to do for school, and plus i have a part-time job as a resident advisor. it's not a big job, or anything, but it does take my time and drains out my energy for producing more artworks. i want to fall in love with arts all over again. i want to eat, sleep and breathe art.


this upcoming semester will be a great start. for this ultimate goal of mine. to be a true artist.

wait a minute....what is a true artist?


i shall find out someday, once i'm fully immerged into the art world, then i will determine if some of us have the right to call ourselves and others... true artists.

okay, back to the point... i will be flying on january 25th to rome, then hopefully meet up with a friend to show me around in rome for next two days before off to siena. the first three weeks i will study the language, italian and the culture, along with learning LIS (Lingua dei Segni Italiana).

and my interpreter will be *drum rolls* austin andrews! check for "deaf ninja" on youtube... ah, i've made things easier for you, my beloved readers: just click on the link below and ta-ta!

 Deaf Ninja


yeaahhhh- that's him!!! i'm just thrilled to know that i will have an awesome qualified interpreter on my side throughout the semester. its not like i will rely on him all the way, but yeah, i would need an interpreter to pass my classes :P i've had my shares of enduring some horrible interpreters in the past, and do not want to experience that with my classes in italy. no way, jose!


for some reasons, i feel so unprepared for this trip. i already bought the flight ticket. already worked things out for the classes credits to be transferred to gally in the spring once i return. already got a place to live. but... i'm not even packed! gah! i dont even know what to pack though :( i think i should get a new jacket, a pair of boots... and a pair of good walking shoes.

hmm... i will pack my favorite paintbrush, sketchbook, and my favorite undies. well... maybe that's all i need for my adventure to italy.

*nods*

that will do.