medical school, italy

a lot of exciting things have happened in the last week that ive been waiting on for months so let me get to it. first, i got into new york medical college!! its not one of my top top schools, but i finally know that i'll be going somewhere next year. im still waiting on uconn and georgetown, so hopefully i will have some choices to make in the next few months. georgetown is definitely 1st, but if i get into uconn and nymc then... well i dont want to think about making that decision yet.

the second bit of news is that i booked my flight to italy and i'm leaving may 3. my plan was to leave in march, but the date kept getting pushed back because of med school uncertainty, inability to leave work, easter, etc. i didnt mind staying the extra couple months because i was continuing to make money with no real expenses, the weather was getting better, and neil came home so i had another friend. work wasnt bad either... complaining about work always makes you feel better and sometimes they had us doing the jobs of 2 people, but i really got along well with most of the pharmacists and other techs which made it bearable. though my transition from college student to the "real world" was extremely abrupt, i will take away only positives from my year off.

my plans in italy are open ended. the only things i know are that may 4-7 i will be in dublin, and then may 8-14 i will be in rome. besides that, who knows. on one hand i'm nervous because i have no f-in plans for the next 3 months, but on the other hand im excited about the possibility of being a complete vagabond. my uncle said he motorcycled around italy at my age... but that would probably require me to learn how to ride a motorcycle and to actually drive it around psycho italian drivers which i def wont do. other that that, im up for just about anything...