I Guess Now is a Great Time to Grow Up

So, I was finally able to attend my first day of Women of Greece and Rome, the class I switched to instead of music. My teacher is a joking kind of woman, and says she won't be giving us a final exam (YES!). I was surprised that the class was made up of more men than women, but I believe that will make for interesting group discussions.

I had to go grocery shopping today, which always gives me a little anxiety. I'm very worried about spending money, because I don't want to turn around one day and have it all be gone. Everything here is extremely expensive, like a box of cereal is 6 euro! I want to save my money for traveling the world, seeing new sights, gaining new experiences, but I realize that eating is essential to being alive to do those things. They don't have many options in most departments, there's usually just four kinds of soup, cereal, chips, etc. I can live on peanut butter and jelly, but if anyone has any suggestions for cheap food I might be able to make, I'd love some help. I asked mom for instructions for her potato fries, so I'll definitely be trying that soon.

It didn't help my money problems much when I searched and found that there seems to be no such thing as cheap laundry here. I wasn't expecting free laundry like at Saint Marys, but I think 7 euro for what would be half a load of laundry at home is pretty expensive. I tried looking in town where there are student discounts, but it ended up being even more. However, I did some digging in my apartment and found a drying rack, so maybe this can help me save some money. I do like that I'm learning this now, rather than later. I feel like later, though things will be cheaper and easier to access, I'll be grateful for the budgeting I'm learning here.

I went on multiple runs today. One was just a one and half mile jog out of boredom, but I did a nice long jog using my MapMyRun app, and, though it doesn't do a great job of factoring in that I was still moving my feet at traffic lights, I think I did a pretty decent job.

Here's a picture of where I had to go to register, and where the immigration office is. It's hard to tell, but it's in a horseshoe shape. It has arches that go through it that I use to run from campus into town. When I go to the library and classes tomorrow, I'll take pictures for you all, so you can see more of my campus. 

Thank you all for the kind comments. I love waking up to them in the morning :). I'm missing America very much, and even though I don't have a whole lot of time for calls, I love being able to talk to people this way, and the short calls I get from my family. Until tomorrow!