orangeonslaught said: I’M SO EXCITED YOU’RE BACK. I MISSED YOU!!! TELL US EVERYTHING. <3333
i missed you too!!! i've been getting this question a lot and idk how much there is to tell honestly if you're looking for some real adventure stories xD
friend-wise it was meh, three of my roommates were dangerous as heck so i just stayed out of their way (i do have a few stories about their adventures though lol), many italian men seemed to think it was okay to hit on me because i have pink hair, and i have completely lost faith in other tourist's ability to take photos of me.. at the trevi fountain, i was standing in front of it, and this one person somehow cropped out the fountain entirely! ??? xD
i did make friends with two serbian tour guides who took me out to see a ton of shit for free, which was SWEET
but i actually really really enjoyed being on my own for a bit- i was getting a bit suffocated back home- and so for most of the time i was in italy i took an art history class and spent literally the entire month geeking out hardcore over old christian, romanesque and gothic architecture and what felt like tens of thousands of pissed-off-looking byzantine jesuses. i learned SO MUCH and it was AMAZING seeing all these works i've loved for years in person- botticelli's venus was far less impressive than i thought it would be, and michelangelo's david was WAY more handsome than i'd imagined!
i also bought my first real leather jacket.... it's beautiful and it makes me feel like i'm a badass motorcycle chick!