Week 2 has been extremely school busy but we are all beginning to get into a routine here. Everyday starting at 10, we have 10 minutes of conversation in Italian with our tutor Olivia who just graduated from DePauw as an Italian major. Class starts at 11 and the morning session goes until 1. Once the morning session gets out, we all go get lunch either at a restaurant or we have been buying things from the market near by and making our own lunches. There were 2 days this week where we had almost perfect weather and we got to make it to the beach for an hour or so during our lunch break. At 3 we normally have to make it back to the classroom for more tutoring with Olivia. During this time we normally go through homework and ask any other questions we might have. By 3:30 class starts again and we usually go until 5. Each chapter in the book has 3 sections and we go through about 2 sections each day. This leaves us with a test almost every other day. We had 2 exams this week, a few compositions, and lots of worksheets. I definitely feel like I understand almost everything we are learning and it is becoming a bit easier to communicate with the people here. It's still not easy, but it is definitely getting better! This weekend, a few of us have planned a trip to Ljubljana which is Slovenia's capital. There are so many places that we all want to travel, but with class everyday we found it very difficult to plan a trip for a reasonable price and with the times that work for our class. We are taking a bus there and staying in a hostel which will be a new experience for most of us but i'm really excited to travel and see what Slovenia has to offer!