...was the cat-call I received walking home tonight. "Bionda" means blondie. I attribute the comment to my new haircut and spiffy Internship Day outfit. Whoo!
We sat through 8 hours of presentations today about our internship possibilities. I think I'm more confused now than I was before. Too many exciting options, and different pathways to take. It all seems so important and life-changing, and I feel like I don't have enough time to process it all. Return to the States? Stay in Italy? Try another European country, or Africa, or South America? Public sector, non-profit, global organization, local company. Agh. It's too much!
Yesterday was one of the best and worst days I've had here. We had a soul-crushing Healthcare Systems and Policy exam. The professor threw us a curveball and gave us an essay question no one expected, that we hadn't discussed, and was barely mentioned in our readings. Then we had a looong day in the boxes working out some health economics questions, after the professor threatened he'd call on one student at random to present the answers (and he did!). I was completely deflated and feeling like our professors had turned on us by the time I walked out of the building.
But then I went to get a haircut, in preparation for Internship Day. As I sat in the big leather chair, with my head hanging back over the basin, the hot water running over my hair, I could feel the stress of the day leaving my body. I only remembered that I live in the fashion capital of the world when my hairdresser, Luca, gave me one of the best haircuts i've ever had in about 20 minutes. He had some strange techniques (at one point he asked me to stand while he snipped at the back of my head, and he only used an electric razor) but in his capable hands, I left refreshed and confident again.
Then I grabbed a quick dinner before my first Italian class. I love learning languages! It was great --she didn't speak a word of English the whole time. And the other students and I are on relatively the same level of beginner. Non posso aspettare! Why didn't I start these language lessons before?
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