Imballagio

Dopo parlavo con jill ho trovato che il ritmo circadiano non era importante perché già naturalmente durante le ore giuste per italia. Come già raccontavo mi sveglio presto come contadino alle cinque a roma nessuno si sveglia prima del dieci o l’undici ( sei ore dopo) . a roma dormano tarde alle tre, e qui io dormo alle ventuno ( sei ore da prima).

Ieri ho imballato tutto per il mio viaggio. Ero più organizzato di quanto avrei pensato. Ho metto le mie corde elettroniche in sacchettini di plastica individuale secondo il loro uso. Poi mettevo tutti i sacchettini in un sacco più grande che l’ho messo nel mio bagaglio a mano. Il processo era disorganizzato. I miei vestiti erano cosparsi per tutta camera di letto e quasi tutti non lavate. In primo piano dovevo lavare tutti e poi ho dovuto scegliere quali vestiti può portano secondo la misura del bagaglio. La mia mamma è imballatore esperto perché lei imballava più che avrei voluto in un bagaglio semplicemente. Soprattutto non era troppo difficile. Domani vola alle diciannove.

Anche jill mi suggerisce a comprare nuove scarpe, guardate!


After I talked to jill i found out that the circadian rhythm was unimportant because i was already on the right hours. I get up so early and go to sleep so early and they get up and stay up so late that we keep the same hours. I wake at 5 and sleep at 9 and they wake at 11 and sleep at 3 am. six hours different.

yesterday i packed everything for my trip. I was more organized than i thought i would be. i put all the cords in little plastic bags and the plastic bags in a bigger bag. and that bag in my carry-on. The process was completely disorganized. my clothes were strewn all over my bedroom and only half of them had been washed. so first i had to wash them then i had to figure out which ones i wanted. my mom is the expert packer she packed more than i could have wanted in the one bag i was allowed by alitalia. overall it wasn't too hard. tomorrow i fly at 7pm

jill suggested i get new shoes! check it out!

Seriously, NEVER FLY ALTALIA!!!!

So my luggage got delivered today, and I was so happy to have it back!  Two guys came with me to pick it up at the office where it was delivered and they even brought it back home for me while I went to class!  I told them I owed them a drink haha.

When I went to open my luggage I noticed that my bag was nearly falling apart (this was a brand new suitcase) and my lock was gone, even though it was one of the security approved ones.  They had replaced my lock with some wire and an Altalia logo.  I opened my suitcase and I knew that someone had been inside it, as I had packed it neatly and it was now a mess inside.  The first thing I looked for was my perfume, because it had been wrapped in some clothing and I was afraid it may have broken.  It wasn't broken, it was gone.  Also a cable to my camera was stolen.  I hope nothing else is gone, but I can't remember everything that was in there.  I am very upset at the loss of my perfume- it was brand new, in the box. 

Mom is going to try and file a claim, but who knows how good that will do.  The lesson learned from first getting my visa and know this is that Italian authorities can do anything they want.  Pretty depressing.  Now I really need some Italian wine.


I miei bagagli sono consegnati oggi, e sono felice di averne. Due ragazzi andavano per riportarli dal luogo dov’era consegnati e anche portarli a casa per me quando andava a corso! L’ho detto che li ho dovuti un bicchiere!

Quando li aprivo, notavo che il mio bagaglio era quasi a pazzi (quella era un bagaglio tutto nuovo) e il mio blocco è mancato, anche se era quella di sicurezza approvata. Loro hanno cambiato il mio blocco con filo e la stampa di Alitalia. Aprivo il mio bagaglio e sapevo che qualcuno già era all’interno, l’ho smontato ordinatamente e adesso è stato tutto disordinato. La prima cosa che cercavo e il mio profumo, perché è stato avvolto sugli alcuni vestiti e avevo paura che lo avrebbe potuto rotto. Non è rotto, è rubato. Anche un filo per telecamera è rubato. Spero che nient’altro sia mancato, ma non posso ricordare tutto che messo qui. Sono sconvolto a causa della mancanza del mio profumo- era subito nuovo, nella scatola.

Mamma sta provando a presentare un reclamo, ma chissà che fa. La lezione imparava dal processo del visto e che autorità italiana può fare quello che si piace. Così deprimente. Adesso, bisogno un po’ di vino italiano.

Do not fly Alitalia!

The flight to Italy was long but not horrible until my layover in Amsterdam.  I flew US Airways for most of the way, and I was sitting next to two nice Dutch women who said they were glad I wasn't a "sick, fat man".  They were very interested in my trip to Rome and when I told them I was living in a Roman apartment with students, they said "How chic!".  Then I arrived in Amsterdam, bid farewall to new Dutch friends, and began the miles and miles walk to my terminal fro my flight to Italy.  The Amsterdam airport looks like Ikea, and includes an "airport library" and an actual deli.  I think people in Europe just hang out in airports for fun.  So I get on the Alitalia flight, and it was terrible.  Horrible plane, and incredibly shaky.  Luckily I was able to sleep most of the way.  I also made friends with other students going to different schools in and around Rome.  We exchanged facebooks so maybe we'll meet up someday.  So at baggage claim one of my bags arrived and the other one didn't.  I stood in line at customer service for maybe an hour.  During this time I chatted it up with an Italian woman who said that she loses at least one article of luggage every time she flies Alitalia.  I was glad to share my annoyance with another.  At customer service they informed me that my bag was still in Amsterdam and would be delivered to Rome  that evening.  So I left the airport.  Today I called the airline to see the status of my bag.  They said they had "no new information" and to call back tomorrow.  So my bag may be in Rome, it may still be in Amsterdam, who knows.  Meanwhile I have no shampoo, no facewash, no soap.  Also all my school supplies were in there, so I hope my architecture class on Monday doesn't require drafting.  I am pretty upset, plus there is only one outlet in my room which I am sharing with my roommate so I have only 7 minutes of battery life remaining on this computer.  I got to see a little of Rome today, and I will explore my neighborhood later tonight.  I will update with pictures as soon as possible, but my camera usb was in the lost luggage, so who knows.
Goodbye for now, wish me luck with Alitalia!