Perugia: Before

(1/11/09)

From that morning:

I hit my alarm for 50 minutes this morning. I knew that I would which is why I set the first one so early. In the mornings I never want to get up but I'll get to this moment where I'm suddenly very awake and aware of the fact that I have to get up now. The thing is, I don't know when it comes so I have to give myself ample snooze room.

When I finally drug my hungover ass out of bed it was 6:47.

"My train leaves in an hour and 8 minutes. Fuck!"

I then proceed to look up the weather, do my hair, get ready, pack my purse for the day, take the metro to Termini, but a one way ticket to Perugia and hop on a train. I decided to worry about my return ticket when I got there. I'm not sure how late I want to stay because I don't know how much I will like "the sexiest city in the world." (I mean, I know I'll like it but will I love it so much that I want every last minute I can get or will until sundown suffice?) Also I just like the thought of buying one way tickets. It makes me feel a little cavalier to catch the train with no guaranteed return in hand...even though I'm only going 2 and 1/2 hours away.

So here I sit zipping through the Tuscan countryside...and this is all before most of you (Italy included) got out of bed this morning. What's up jump start? This train is cleaner and much roomier than the others I've taken I assume it's because it's only a day train. Nonetheless, I like them all. Catching the train is my favorite.

I cannot imagine how I'll ever leave this.