Midterms and such

So today is Wednesday, which means only one more day until Spring Break; in that time, I have a test for Jan's class and my Italian midterm. Jan doesn't know my name yet, which is heartbreaking, especially because I consider him my little Belgian Wafflecakes. Oh well, I will prevail over the tests and the sorrow and make it to Tunisia.
In a few days I will be in Africa. In preparation, my roommate Adam and I have been growing our beards out. Mine is not quite a fist yet, but I hope I blend in. Since I'm a horrible person, I have entertained the idea of bringing my broken iPod to barter with in the markets. Mike warned me that I could be the victim of an honor killing if they find out it doesn't work, so I don't know if I will take the risk. Going along with the iPod thing, I'm thinking of buying a shitty mp3 player from Euronics, the Roman version of Best Buy. I saw some onsale today for like €16, which is not bad.
Last night we went to Scholar's for karaoke night with Marissa and her friends from her program since they are visiting Italy for their Spring Holiday. Italians love the idea of Irish pubs, so coupled with karaoke, Scholar's last night was especially novel for them. I guess they like pubs for the same reason we do, since its a place to stand around with people, get wasted on drink specials, then try to take advantage of drunk American girls. Who knows. Haha some guys dudes were in suits and smoking cigarettes in the bar last night- 2 eprops, amici.
Way more culturally exciting than Scholar's (which is definitely hard to top, lolz), I went to the Borghese gallery. We saw some awesome displays of opulence, including a few sweet Bernini statues. No cameras were allowed in the museum, so I didn't take any pictures. Not that I would post them anyway, but just so y'all know.
In weather news, it was very sunny and beautiful today and yesterday. To celebrate, I sat in Piazza del Popolo and then hiked into Villa Borghese for some scenic views. I guess it was the best thing I could do as a loner that wasn't studying. Either way, it was wonderful. Unfortunately, the rain has returned. It's ok though.
Oh, I have no clean clothes. Hopefully I remember to do laundry, which is a perpetual stuggle, btw.