It's 10:45pm over here :) We landed safely in Paris after an extremely long flight and then took another plane to Rome, and then took a three-hour bus trip. Over 18 hours of travel time... I am pretty exhausted, but very excited. It is incredibly beautiful over here. Green hills dotted with red, tile roofed houses and distant mountains beyond. Sheep are everywhere, and the lack of cows makes me wonder whether they eat beef :) There are lots of farmland and lots of vineyards. The streets of the town are very narrow with tall buildings pressed right up to the road, giving the sensation of being between very windy cliffs. Every building is very similar--tall, either stone or light-colored stucco rectangular buildings with rectangular windows all the same size. The center itself is amazing. It's at the very top of the hill, but it’s still built into the hillside so it has lots of different levels. The narrow doorways, endless halls, and many steps give the impression that you are in a castle and can never explore the whole building. They serve pretty darn good meals, too. Our shower is tiny though. Let me just say, you can't drop the soap (I tried it. :)). Tomorrow, we are going to Mass and then taking a tour of the town. Then school starts Monday. We'll see how that goes. But I’m excited. This semester is going to be amazing…