Day259

GIORNO 259

DAY 259

Oggi è il mio (forse) ultimo tennis match: sono pronta!
Today is (probably) my last tennis match: I'm ready!

La squadra contro cui giochiamo, si presenta con solo 3 ragazze nella JV, quindi noi facciamo a turno sfidandoci a vicenda, non avendo abbastanza giocatrici avversarie.
Mentre aspettiamo di giocare, ci congeliamo, ma chiacchieriamo un sacco e decidiamo di fare presto una serata fra donne all'insegna dello shopping (nuove scarpe per il prom), unghie (vorrei farmi fare le french: sarebbe la prima volta per me, ma devo aspettare l'approvazione dei genitori oltreoceano! ahaha), e cena fuori. Bel programma, no?!

The team against which we play, comes with only three JV girls, so we take turns and play challenge matches against each other, not having enough opponents.
While we wait to play, we freeze it, but we chat a lot and we decided to go out soon for a "ladies night" of shopping (new shoes for prom), nails (I would like to have french done, and it would be the first time for me, but I have to wait for approval of the overseas parents! ahaha), and dining out. Nice program, right?!

Faccina triste perchè faccio una doccia calda perchè ho ancora i brividi da quando freddo ho preso nel pomeriggio, e perchè, lavando i capelli, andrà via l'amato liscio!
Sad face because I take a hot shower cause I still have the chills from the cold I absorbed today in the afternoon, and because, washing my hair, the beloved straight hair will go away!

Ecco il tema del quale vi ho parlato, che ho scritto nell'ora di inglese a scuola. Se avete commenti o reazioni, scrivetemi, mi farebbe tanto piacere!

Here is the essay I talked about, that I wrote in the English class at school. If you have comments or reactions, write me, I'd love that!

Milan is an amazing city, which enchants tourists, and loves its citizens. Life never stops there; everyone always seems to run right, left, and center, and chaos rules. But the truth is that nothing happens just randomly. Rather, everything is planned to fit the schedule and to be completed in a certain way. That’s what keeps Milanese busy, and yet proud to be born in this wonderful city of opportunities, challenges and dream realizations. An intricate net of relationships is built throughout life, and family bonds are the foundation on which the individual is shaped. Nothing pays more than a hug from a sibling or a smile from a parent, and everyone always keeps this in mind.

               Now imagine being a seventeen year-old, and having to leave this cozy nest that spoiled you and took care of you since your first breath. I was afraid not to be able to handle it, to be crushed before even taking flight. But I did it. I woke up super early that morning of August 12, 2015. That now seems so far away, but that was just nine months ago, and I went to the airport. Every time I looked for some comfort in that sea of fear, I found it in my parents’ eyes, and I couldn’t help but cry when I left them at security. They were not allowed to come with me anymore from that point on. I had to stay focused, and keep track of my possessions, of where to go, and of what to do. But I eventually got to the gate and finally settled down, finding peace on my waiting seat and staring at the plane parked outside the window. It was in that exact moment that I realized I was alone: nobody would have led the way for me, and I had to take care of myself. But I was so ready to go.

My ability to be independent grew day after day: I absorbed the help of all the people who embraced me in their lives, and I made my best effort to show appreciation towards all the good they did for me. And now that the end of the school year is getting closer, I know I am all the stronger and richer, because I dealt with homesickness, and I overcame it. I doubted my abilities, and I developed them. I lived life in a new language, and I learned it. I met a new culture, and I appreciated it. Tears will wet my eyes when it comes time to leave this place that I now call home, but I am aware that I have so many good things to take back to Italy. I’m sure Milan is ready to welcome back a strong, young woman, with a lot to tell, and something to teach from Colorful Colorado.

-4 days to PROM 2016!

Mi sento sempre più carica per sabato sera: il Prom è la festa che ho aspettato sin da prima di partire per gli States, e, forse non lo dimostro abbastanza, ma mi sento la ragazza più fortunata del mondo, perchè
andrò col ragazzo migliore del mondo.
Non voglio rivelare ancora dettagli sul programma della giornata, ma io sono così eccitata che ci penso tutti i giorni, tutto il giorno!!!!
E il motto è... sleep all day, dance (hard) all night!

I feel more and more pumped for Saturday night: the prom is the party I've been waiting for since before leaving for the States, and perhaps I do not demonstrate it enough, but
I feel the luckiest girl in the world, because I'll go with the best boy in the world.
I will not disclose details about the program of the day, but I'm so excited that I think about it all day, every day!!!!
And the motto is... sleep all day, dance (hard) all night!