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Finalmente!

30 May 2010
All the paperwork is in. Now all I can do is wait. Lucia @ the Consulate and Fabrizio the dean of the program I am applying to are very optimistic about my chances. Here's hoping!

T

Finalmente!

All the paperwork is in. Now all I can do is wait. Lucia @ the Consulate and Fabrizio the dean of the program I am applying to are very optimistic about my chances. Here's hoping!

T

non ho finito

23 May 2010
yep, that's right I still have work to do. Il Consolato di Italia wrote me on Friday to tell me that I needed to have a new letter reissued from the University of Houston. Hopefully my Chair is still around or I am screwed, Sigh, my work is never done is it?

On the bright side I am in contact with the University of Bologna and it looks good for me. So wish me luck...

non ho finito

yep, that's right I still have work to do. Il Consolato di Italia wrote me on Friday to tell me that I needed to have a new letter reissued from the University of Houston. Hopefully my Chair is still around or I am screwed, Sigh, my work is never done is it?

On the bright side I am in contact with the University of Bologna and it looks good for me. So wish me luck...

Ho finito!

18 May 2010
Today was the day that I applied to the University of Bologna. Universitá di Bologna! The MIUR--Italian Education Ministry finally put up the deadlines for foreign students to apply to the universities and I was the first one in the Consulate this morning.

I decided to change the University from the University of Catania to Bologna. It is great. My program has 50 open seats to foreigner which is a lot for an upper level Master's degree. I will be studying if I get in--Italian Studies, European Literary Cultures. I am psyched. I have also decided on the PhD program as well--European Culture during Medieval Times.. Some people ask what the hell I will do with that degree and I told them be a professor and work as an expert on movies. The sky is the limit and I just need to get my tucus to Italy.

Keep your fingers crossed that I get one of those 50 seats. I am very optimistic and I have all sorts of connections there. My friend G is already looking for an apartment for me and I am hoping I will get extra weddings and hours at my job. I want to save another $2500 before I leave.

The other wonderful thing is the fact that the Euro is shrinking to being almost equal to the dollar so my money will stretch more.. yay!

I will keep you all posted..

Till next time

Ho finito!

Today was the day that I applied to the University of Bologna. Universitá di Bologna! The MIUR--Italian Education Ministry finally put up the deadlines for foreign students to apply to the universities and I was the first one in the Consulate this morning.

I decided to change the University from the University of Catania to Bologna. It is great. My program has 50 open seats to foreigner which is a lot for an upper level Master's degree. I will be studying if I get in--Italian Studies, European Literary Cultures. I am psyched. I have also decided on the PhD program as well--European Culture during Medieval Times.. Some people ask what the hell I will do with that degree and I told them be a professor and work as an expert on movies. The sky is the limit and I just need to get my tucus to Italy.

Keep your fingers crossed that I get one of those 50 seats. I am very optimistic and I have all sorts of connections there. My friend G is already looking for an apartment for me and I am hoping I will get extra weddings and hours at my job. I want to save another $2500 before I leave.

The other wonderful thing is the fact that the Euro is shrinking to being almost equal to the dollar so my money will stretch more.. yay!

I will keep you all posted..

Till next time

Name Change

04 May 2010
I am sure you all have noticed that I changed the name of my blog to Italian Odyssey. I assure you there is a perfectly sound explanation.

I was planning to apply to the University of Catania for the fall admission into their Master's program and then continue on to my PhD. Even though Catania did not have a PhD program I thought it was a good jumping off point because I was once stationed there and I had a good friend who still lived there who offered to put me up for a few weeks until I found a job and a place. The plan was to get a job on the Navy base in Sigonella which would have proven easy because of my veteran status--yes I am a disabled vet AND I was stationed on that very base 15 years ago.

However, there was a chink in the preparations. I called my friend 'A' last week to inform about my progress and she told me to reconsider coming to Sicily. She didn't want to discourage me but she wanted me to make a sound decision.

That day the base announced that they would begin layoffs, due to monetary cuts in military funds, the now expanded but deserted base was overcapacity as far as civilian personnel was concerned. Yes I could still take a chance and go there anyways however Sicily is known for not having jobs in the first place and with getting a job on the base more than likely out I had to rethink my strategy. I also wanted to go to Sicily because the cost of living was cheaper but not being able to get a job defeats the purpose of me being there.

At the moment I am waiting on a response from my other friend G who lives in Bologna who wanted me to go to her alma mater before I decided on Sicily. More than likely I will choose the University of Bologna because they have a Master's and PhD program and it will take me a total of 4-5 years to complete. Not to mention Bologna is an international college town, it isn't that expensive to live there. It will cost me about 100 euro more a month for an apartment but it is worth.

I will keep you posted on what is going on. For now I will continue to write for the Examiner @ Houston Make-up Examiner and working as a Make-up artist to save money. Next month I will begin selling off my furniture, shoes, clothes and books.. I am preparing preparing prepping and I believe all will work out for me.

Until next blog...

T

Name Change

I am sure you all have noticed that I changed the name of my blog to Italian Odyssey. I assure you there is a perfectly sound explanation.

I was planning to apply to the University of Catania for the fall admission into their Master's program and then continue on to my PhD. Even though Catania did not have a PhD program I thought it was a good jumping off point because I was once stationed there and I had a good friend who still lived there who offered to put me up for a few weeks until I found a job and a place. The plan was to get a job on the Navy base in Sigonella which would have proven easy because of my veteran status--yes I am a disabled vet AND I was stationed on that very base 15 years ago.

However, there was a chink in the preparations. I called my friend 'A' last week to inform about my progress and she told me to reconsider coming to Sicily. She didn't want to discourage me but she wanted me to make a sound decision.

That day the base announced that they would begin layoffs, due to monetary cuts in military funds, the now expanded but deserted base was overcapacity as far as civilian personnel was concerned. Yes I could still take a chance and go there anyways however Sicily is known for not having jobs in the first place and with getting a job on the base more than likely out I had to rethink my strategy. I also wanted to go to Sicily because the cost of living was cheaper but not being able to get a job defeats the purpose of me being there.

At the moment I am waiting on a response from my other friend G who lives in Bologna who wanted me to go to her alma mater before I decided on Sicily. More than likely I will choose the University of Bologna because they have a Master's and PhD program and it will take me a total of 4-5 years to complete. Not to mention Bologna is an international college town, it isn't that expensive to live there. It will cost me about 100 euro more a month for an apartment but it is worth.

I will keep you posted on what is going on. For now I will continue to write for the Examiner @ Houston Make-up Examiner and working as a Make-up artist to save money. Next month I will begin selling off my furniture, shoes, clothes and books.. I am preparing preparing prepping and I believe all will work out for me.

Until next blog...

T