we sit here stranded, though we're all doin' our best to deny it

Beaches back home in Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland pale in comparison to the beaches along the Mediterranean. The water is amazingly clean and blue, it makes me wonder if the Atlantic used to look like that. i spent the day there yesterday frying my skin to a tan crisp and loved every moment of it. For me, the beach is the most relaxing place to go to. It feels so different from the busy life at school and home, my worries crash to the ground like the waves on the shore. i just turn my ipod up and let my thoughts wander. It was sort of awkward being at a beach where the bathing suits were very skimpy and sometimes women were topless... i was tempted to go topless but insecure because i was with a lot of friends. i absolutely love this bathing suit from Victoria's Secret and with all the sales and coupons i am tempted to send it right to my house to wait for me to get back home in 3 weeks.

take my chances on a big jet plane, never let them tell us that we are the same

Shopping day today in Rome. The only thing i let myself buy was a belt from this Spanish store that is on the Corso known as Zara (similar to the belt I posted but with braiding on the sides and a different beading). There first floor has the pricier clothes, but the bottom floor had the cutest clothes with prices you can find in H&M or Forever 21.

Speaking of Spain, next weekend i am going on a trip to Barcelona!!! It is my second to last weekend in Europe, so a bunch of us figured "Hey, let's go across the sea!" i am super excited because that is just another country to add to my list!! Also, speaking of H&M, last weekend in Florence i had some very cute buys in that store as well. Online shopping just may be the death of me... i cannot stand to be living in Rome (where cheap stores usually means cheap clothing) and checking out clothes from forever21 and freepeople makes me depressed that i can't have them delivered here. i suppose all these beautiful clothes will just have to wait to find their way to my closet when i get home.

And so it begins...

Ciao!! Bonjour!! Hola!! Howdy!!

This is entry #1 to the blog of my tousled blonde life. I am studying in Rome until July and as an assignment I had to write a blog on my experiences throughout my time there. Being a school assignment there were some restrictions on how much exactly I could really talk about my life. So that is what I am dedicating this blog to-- stories of friendship, lovers, fashion, laughs, tears, and really whatever I have on my mind at the time. So try to enjoy, tell me what you think, if you don't like it, go ahead and hate it i'll love the input!