G-Funk, Montucky

Alas, I am not yet in La Citta Eterna, but rather in La Citta G-Funka, packing, running errands and generally being my lovely yet neurotic self until I leave for Detroit on Monday. I've created this blog so you can keep up (if you so desire) with my adventures in Rome, Florence and the surrounding environs (aka: everywhere my Eurrail pass will take me in two months) first hand through my own scintilating prose. I jest. Scintilating is just not strong enough a word. I jest again. I do that.

I head out for Detroit on Monday, August 31st. I have a feeling this is going to be a rough week for my mother, considering she and my dad will be taking my brother Teague to college roughly two days before I jet off to parts unknown. If you happen to see us at the Great Falls International Airport that morning, don't worry. Nobody died.

I'm meeting Elissa, one of the other K Kids going on this adventure with me, and we're spending the night at the uber-swank Romulus Super 8. For those of you who are confused as to why a day between connecting flights is necessary: well, you obviously haven't heard about my luck with planes.

We leave from Detroit Wayne on September 1st (so very Harry Potter of us) for Antwerp, and then catch our connecting flight to Rome, where we will become contestants on the reality show The Real World: Rome. I say this because, as of yet, we have no idea where or with whom we will be living. All I've been able to beat out of the CIP (Center for International Programs at K) is that we will be occupying apartments of some sort, and it is possible that these apartments will be in Rome. I've also heard a rumor that there might possibly but not certainly will be a balcony in said apartment, but more on that when the occassion arises. We're most likely living with other K Kids, so I'll let you know more about my roommates when they materialize.

I know, all of my details are kind of sketchy, but that's sort of how I like to do things. I'm looking at this trip as an incredible learning experience that I've been fortunate enough to stumble into, and I know that every little weird occurance will be an adventure. Maybe they won't all be adventures I'll enjoy at the time, but think of the stories they'll make for your entertainment. 6 days until the travels begin! Bring 'em on!