7 months is my new goal. im getting out of this shit hole. nothing is going to stop me. i dont think i have been determined about something so much in a long, long time. in 7 months, if all goes to plan, i am set to move out of this hell with palm trees, and move back to italy. ill be staying either with my cousins or with my moms old drinking buddy christina. ill be there for 9 months. 9 months of culture!!! there are no strict drinking, smoking, tatooing, or piercing age in thiene, so fun all nine months round!!!!!!!!! i'd miss some kids ive grown to love, but i mean this is potentially life changing. its not like i wont write/call. its seems ive grown to become really good at keeping those types of habbits over the last 11 months. and wow, i cant even imagine how things will change while im gone. who knows maybe i wont even bother coming back if things turn out all right. this is going to test me so much. the work of balancing school and a job there and living with a completely different family will be so weird. but hey, so is life here already.