so, yesterday i, along with 2 other saint mary's girls, had the privilege of attending an ordination at Saint Peter's basilica for the NAC. it was awesome, and never in my life have i been surrounded by so many collars! it was also a really big treat to be in the company of all english speaking americans - it was a much needed little piece of home. today i had class until 10 and then had to walk alllll the way across roma with the group to an art museum. tomorrow we are being brutally awoken at SIX AM to go on what is referred to as an "all day excursion" to a place by the name of tarquinia. not to say i'm not looking forward to it, but after 3 weeks of being constantly on the go, i'm completely burnt out and can't seem to shake the sickness that has plagued me since arriving in europa, or the jet lag. ah geez. the weather here has been bizarre for october (nearly 80 and sunny), but i'm not complaining!

oh, and good news: dierdre is absolutely taking the modeling industry by storm! in the 2 weeks she's been in nyc, she's shot with seventeen and kohl's and has quite an impressive list of go-sees underway!