Study, Study, Study, Family, Study

School got real real fast.

It just hit me that my first exam is in about three weeks. I have been doing nothing but studying the past two weeks (and of course a trip to Venice last weekend and a trip to Paris this coming weekend).

School is not easy at all. When I got back from Easter break in Sardegna, it all the sudden was not easy anymore. But I think I'm all caught up in Metallic Materials and in Thermodynamics.

I am getting really nervous about exams. It's just one exam to test our knowledge on a whole semester's worth of information. Kind of intimidating now that the exams are getting closer. But I think that I can pull it off. I have actually enjoyed learning from a more theoretical view point. I think it will help me develop a more full concept of the things taught in the classroom.

Oh. Also, my mom, aunt, and grandmother just arrived here yesterday and will stay until next Monday or Tuesday. I'm not really sure which. Them being here is taking away from my studies but I am really enjoying it. Today we went around Torino.

Exploring the city with them gave me the chance to see the city from a different viewpoint - through the eyes of a tourist. We did a lot of things that I have not done like go to museums and look at pretty old buildings and so on. It gave me a new perspective on Torino that i really enjoyed.

I also got the opportunity to practice my photo taking abilities. I think I am getting a little better. I have uploaded some pictures to my picasa web album that you should be able to access here:

https://picasaweb.google.com/108131129850421160436/TorinoThroughDifferentEyes?authkey=Gv1sRgCJLk5v_MgLSalQE&feat=directlink