  Yay! I finished my research project - finally - and emailed it off to my mum yesterday to print out (thanks mum!
) and give to my aunty to take to the uni office (thanks Rita! ) Am feeling slightly under the weather today...after spending the whole afternoon at the beach with Annett and Dara, I went out last night to celebrate, and had a good old chinwag with a few friends - in fact, we didn't actually go out, we just sat around eating and drinking and being merry. Che bella questa vita! It was also the last time I'll see Dara until I get back from Sydney, as she's gone off today to Naples and is then heading north for a bit of a viaggio. Che strano, we've spent so much time together this year - we're quite different people in a lot of ways but this experience of being in a new place, learning a new language, draws you together somehow... And anyway she's a lot of fun to hang out with (I know you don't agree, Jacquie, but hey, we can't get along with everyone...) Anyway it's drawing closer to the day I have to leave this place, time to start packing bags, working out what I'm leaving here and what I'm taking back to Australia...
Sad in some ways, but I'm also looking forward to seeing friends and family, and at the moment I feel ready for a bit of a break from this city. It really does keep drawing you back though... I know as soon as I leave I'll miss it like crazy! 
