when in rome...

my birthday is tomorrow, monday, but i`ve been partying since thursday...skipped the beach trip this morning but dont think i can pass tomorrow night because my roommate and i have the same birthday. last night wasnt so bad...we just went to this bar-club to watch the world cup game and then stayed to dance (all 90s hip-hop for some reason) for a little while and i didnt drink much at all (and passed on all the free drinks i was offered). but then most of the group went to a second bar afterwards and ended up in a middle of some fight with riot cars and everything...one of the guys was trying to stop a fight and got hit in the head with a bottle, tooth chipped and bloody lip, and was actually handcuffed until 2 of the girls begged for him to be released somehow...a few of us got a cab back home to hang out at the apartments because i knew some drunk american or italian might start something.

it really is like some crazy eurotrip: drugs (popping and snorting ritalin???!!!, smoking weed/hash, whatever else they do when i dont hang out with them), alcohol (tequila, yager bombs, limoncello shots are really good though), sex (not me), and some sightseeing in between. i mean it is a lot of fun, but not when you cant remember someone getting beat up (not me) and not when you can`t hold your alcohol (that`s me). i think it`s so ironic that i ended up with roommates that are the leaders of the "cool" group in this summer program...jocks and party animals who are a really bad influence (and half of them are on Pass/Fail for the summer because they dont go to temple). my legs were still hurting from thursday night clubbing until 4am but i went to my 10am class tried and not completely sober yet.

havent missed any classes yet and dont plan to because i`m definitely getting grade boosts for all the participation...i love my intl business law class and im always talking in that class...will be really shocked if i dont get A`s in both classes. and goal #2 is exploring italy so i usually hang out with some quieter friends during most of the week. we tried to go to the vatican museum yesterday and rolled out of bed at 8:30 and the line stretched for a mile seriously ( i still cant believe we live like around the corner from the pope) so we just walked up the street to this famous castel and then over to the famous avenues. oh and i got a "big tasty" from the mcdonald`s directly across from the pantheon...was craving beef and convinced the quiet group to "research" the mcdonald`s with me ;)

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father`s day...havent seen my dad in months so dont think it will matter if i dont call him from italy. my brother`s about to be a father soon, hopefully not before i get back home, and i`ll have another niece to spoil like crazy.