Week 3 Begins...

Well I'm sorry that I have been slacking but there hasn't been much to write about but I figured I would let things build up and then recap the past few days to give you some fresh, lengthy reading material. I know some of you live for this thing so I didn't want to let you down but waiting even longer to update you on my life across the pond-still not even sure what the pond is. Anyway, I have been so busy with the same old-lessons during the day, during lunch, after school, then boarding house duties. I have been helping with field hockey, swimming and netball which has been interesting because I am learning more everytime which is good I guess. Friday and Saturday nights were fun. Went to this pub called Wetherspoons (Spoons) with some people around here. Funny example of how I always use the excuse that I'm from America when I'm in awkward situations..
I was standing at the bar waiting for a drink and I saw a bag of chips there so I turned them so I could read what they said and this guy came up behind me and was like "woah woah woah, are you trying to steal my crisps??" I was like "ahh sorry I was just trying to read it, I didn't recognize the kind of chips they were." And he goes "they are crisps, not chips..and you were definitely going to steal them.." I was like "But I'm from America! I don't know anything!" haha and then he just made fun of me for calling them chips and everything was ok. So the fact that I am American and everyone loves my accents helps alot. All the girls make me mimic an English accent and they love it and say I'm really good at it so I just do it all the time haha
Saturday we played the only other school in Wales who has a lacrosse team, Howells. They were terrible. The coach was even worse (the coaches do the umpiring). She would make up rules and then tell us what she was calling and make us call it too. It was really bad, but I guess it is what it is! Next Saturday is the South Wales Rally here and it sounds fun. A bunch of different schools from England come here and it's like 9-4 so that should be fun and nice that it is here and we won't have to travel for it.
Yesterday was such a long day! I played netball with Ceri's team as their novice player and it was very obvious I had never played before. I kept getting called for foot work which is when you move your feet after you catch it and that is the main rule and I could have sworn I kept them still! I was getting really frustrauted. I was really long but it was fun. I feel like I got better and they said I was pretty good so I was like aw thanks! haha so that was my day yesterday..then I met my friend Evan at the pub to hang out and use his wireless there then came back and felt like I had wasted a whole day ha. But now I can say that I've played netball and that I'm good!
I'm going to Italy!!!! I booked a ticket from Gatwick, London into Pisa October 24th. How crazy is that?! I am going to Italy! I have a return flight home November 3rd out of Rome. I am going with a few girls from the induction course I met a couple weekends ago who are here doing what I'm doing. I am really excited and cannot wait to travel and see cool and romantic things!:-) We figured we would just stay in hostels and see how that goes. Hopefully they are safe enough just to sleep because I doubt we will be in there very often. But yeah...I'm going to Italy ahhh
I can't wait until my mom and grandmother come out here Oct 14th then my break is Oct 17th so we'll go to London the 18th. So that basically sums up the past few days. If I think of anything else, I will be sure to update you all. Sorry it is shorter than usual but it makes up for the ones that are pretty much novels!

xoxo
DP