A New Life in Reno

That's a (S')more! On Friday night we made a bonfire in the garden and we have melted marshmallows. That was awsome. And I tried my first time ever S'more! It is incredibly good. This is the scheme I made for the recipe for anyone who (like me) had no idea what it was: Of course the mashmallows have to be melted using the bonfire, it's a ritual. The Eldorado Great Italian Festival Ok. This is painful. But I try. So in previous posts I wrote something about the obsession americans have with respect to Italy right? But a hole weekend dedicated to it!? The entire city was there. And I could not find a single true italian. But not a problem, you would say. Ok. But FRIED RAVIOLI !?! This is abomination. This is insulting! I think this festival is yet another opportunity to stuff you with fatty and sticky foods.  Overall the atmosphere was great, so many friendly guys everywhere. Everybody love Italy apparently! And everyone is nice in Reno! ...

Dear Diary, So much stuff going on this week! And the first month here is already gone.. Quizzes and more quizzes This University is hard! But in a good way. Basically you have to 'know things' because there is a in-class test every week. And homework. A lot of homework. And the work at the lab too. AAARGH! The Gym FINALLY I found some time to join the 46 millions $$ (yes, 46  $$$ ! ) gym of the campus. And I feel alive again. The first 2 weeks here I trained only on Saturday for several reasons, but now I found a kind of balance between work/study/sports. I tried to imitate the other guys in the lab (an average of 14/16 hours/day in front of a screen with almost no brakes) but I simply can not do it. I guess I have to do it my way, as usual. The international BBQ Yes! I had my very first american barbecue! And it was amazing! So many people, from all around the world (most of them from Japan, for some reason). I had quite hard times in remembering their name...