Salve tutti!

Spero che tu siano bene! Io sto bene perchè io comincio lavoro domain mattina!

This is very exciting! I have my lab coat (it's white FYI), I am getting an ID card and a swipe card… That’s right, this bitty has it made! Tomorrow, I will be beginning the first of three rotations. I am not sure I will be placed yet, but I am sure I will find it very interesting.

Today is Sunday, and in Padova everything is closed, except for a few cafès and shops. Despite that, the tourists still flock to San Antonio’s and other popular places, which I have learned to avoid on weekends. This morning I could barely move inside the massive basilica (okay, I didn’t avoid those areas today obviously.)

I have been do a lot of thinking. Even though I don’t know many people, my time in Padova has been extremely rewarding. I have met a few people here and there, and even some American students studying abroad in Padova. I have befriended the owners of the local WiFi café, and will for sure be making more friends at work, and most of them are students (my age!..)

Tonight, I am going to go out for my aperitivo (maybe two,) and then find a place to eat! I have only cooked in my apartment two times, plus I need to do a market run (I am  running low on food)

I am sure that once work begins, I will be adjusting even more. I will meet more people, and will busy all day... something I have not been since the May 7th of this year!

Tomorrow is another, and exciting day!

Buona giornata a tutti!

PJ