What were you grateful for this week?Food. 

What was the most challenging part of this week?Homework. 

Tell us about a “wow” moment you had this week. I think I stayed later one night to help out. 

Tell us about your week! I had a decent week last week. I visited a nice church on Tuesday with beautiful paintings on the wall and some nice artwork. Tuesday afternoon I went on another walking tour with my school. We visited the chapel of a former convent covered in frescoes, and saw a model of what Milan used to look like at the time the Roman emperor lived there. Apparently Milan had a large theater and a Colosseum-like arena, along with the emperor’s palace. Most the buildings from Roman times were destroyed during an attack on Milan, but some of the old churches as well as pieces of the old city walls are still standing. 

My friends and I found a good place to eat gelato, with my favorite flavors: banana, raspberry, and peanut. On Wednesday I visited an art exhibit in the morning before my Italian classes, and then went out to lunch with some friends. The last part of the week was spent mostly on homework, although I did make it to some other activities. I went out for pizza with some friends on Friday. Overall, things are going pretty well, but I’ve been mildly sleep-deprived the past few days and it’s been a little difficult to get back to my normal schedule.