Now what?

I've finished Italian university, and have a little less than a week before I fly home. All this free time is a bit of a shock to the system, though the two hours I spent queuing at the erasmus office in 35º heat cured me of my starry-eyed cheer.

I've been trying to get back into art because it's something I've always enjoyed; it's also nice to look back at a day and have something to show for it. The problem is keeping going - when it comes to hobbies, I'm notoriously fickle. A painting a day it is! Left is day 1.

Aside from that, I need to teach myself basic French over the summer - one of the key books I need for my dissertation has never been translated. I also need to keep going with German - hah.

I have an enormous reading list, which I'm quite excited to start. First up is Il deserto dei tartari (The Tartar Steppe) by Dino Buzzati, which my mad Italian co-worker recommended to me last summer, but I never really got around to reading..

I'm not really sure what else to do in Italy; I'm allergic to bright sunlight, so sun-bathing doesn't appeal. I suppose there's just going to be the final challenge of trying to get a year's worth of stuff into two suitcases.. hmm.

Anyway, posts on Classics soon!