That said, after skyping with my best friend Abbie in Chicago (silently, because she was on the silent floor of the library so we typed out our conversation...yep this is our friendship) I do miss the old and very comfortable routine of my life in Chicago and Minnesota. Minnesota will always be home, my house in Cottage Grove will always be the place I feel the most comfortable. Even in Chicago, I have grown so accustomed to the city that it has become my second home. I know Rome could become my second home. But...I miss my real home a bit.
Not in a way that will ever regret this decision and I love living here. I will continue to live every day like it is a special gift. But I don't know, talking to Abbie and then my parents- a small part of me wanted to be sitting across the table in the IC with Abbie, and chatting on the phone with my parents.
Maybe I'm feeling melancholy because I have not been feeling well, causing me to be slightly sleep deprived. Because last night I was in love with this city and my friends and I had a great time.
This is just the few thoughts that I have been having, and a reminder to my readers, that although I love Rome, I still miss home. Life is not always a crazy adventure everyday. Sometimes I just want to watch a movie in sweatpants. Maybe that's why I miss Chicago, where I felt like I wasn't missing out on something new and exciting when I stayed in. I'm the kind of girl who loves having saturday nights to do absolutely nothing.
What I'm trying to say is that, even in Rome, it's ok to do nothing. And you are not weak and hating your study abroad experience if you have days where you really miss your family and friends. I think you would be kind of heartless if you didn't.
It's always good to have something to look forward to.
Ciao Bella
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