6 days.

So this is awkward. I already can be a tad awkward during normal, in person situations, so the fact that I am going to have conversations with my computer for you all to read is a little weird to me and I haven't fully gotten used to the concept yet. I leave for Rome in 6 days. I am so nervous/excited and I'm not super sure what to make of it. Apparently the weather in Rome during the month of July is unbearably hot and temperatures can be anywhere from 90-105 degrees...which is disgusting. So while I was starting to pack I obviously packed pretty much all dresses and skirts, and only a few pairs of shorts (locals don't wear them, weird).
Aside from the recommended packing list that we received, and common sense items, I asked my best friends that just recently left the country what I should bring with me on my 6 weeks away in Rome. These are what they decided were "ESSENTIAL":

1. Drammamine

2. Bug Spray: So. A fun fact about my apartment in Rome is that not only are the temperatures ridiculously hot, we have no air conditioning. Sleeping with our windows open sounds like the best option, but my friends have assured me that you get eaten alive by bugs, so thats something I'm definitely looking forward too :)

3. Tide to Go Pen

4. Downy De-Wrinkle Spray: Another fun fact about Rome, people don't use dryers. When I was clothes in the United States, I leave my clothes in the dryer pretty much until I wear them, which leaves them ridiculously wrinkled, but whatever. If it is something super important, I usually turn on the dryer to "de-wrinkle" said T-shirt and then go. Apparently this spray is greatttt.

5. Face Wipes

6. Safety Pins: My lovely friend Berkeley has recently returned from backpacking through Europe, and she told me to safety pin my wallet and camera into my purse to keep it from getting stolen :) also another exciting thing about Rome...Pick Pockets.

7. Advil, Airborne, and Tylenol: Drinking Age = 18. Enough Said.

8. Towel

9. Sunscreen

10. EUROS $$$$$