First Week

So today marks my second Monday in Naples, Italy. The second week at Naples American HS in the naval base's support site, Gricignano. I live in Capodichino, which is 12 minutes north of downtown Naples, the Piazza Garibaldi, to be exact. Gricignano is 30 minutes north of Capo and 10 degrees cooler. I live in the BEQ, the Bachelor's Quarters and apparently I have the best view of Naples.

This is the view from directly outside of my room on the 4th floor of the BEQ.

And lo and behold, there in the dark is Mt. Vesuvius...
So this is the view at dawn. As sad as it is, I'm up before the sun is...

While the BEQ is amazing because I have this beautiful view and rent and utilities are free, internet is costly and I can't afford it so I'm stuck in the Liberty, the Capo equivalent of a student union, for my internet fixes. That, or the library. At the Liberty, I'm surrounded by other student teachers (the other two on campus) and sailors. Some of them sexy :-) (I know you're dying to know, Jen!) But it's them or be surrounded by students. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, some of my students are really cute. One girl sat next to me at a computer and turned to me, "Hi Ms. Brenner!" So cute! And I thought I'd hate middle schoolers...My HS is actually MS/HS so I teach 7-12 graders.

That's it for now because it's basically time to go get ready for bed. Such is my life...bed at 9:30, wake up at 5.

I'll update tomorrow or the day after and tell you guys some stories about my weekend.

Oh, and this upcoming week, the other student teachers and I are planning on going to Rome since it's a 3-day weekend. I'll definitely keep you posted on how that goes.