Arrivederci a Boston

Surprisingly, I have not been consumed with thoughts about my upcoming trip to Florence, Italy.  Instead, I spend my days daydreaming about sea creatures.  I can't get through a conversation without somehow relating things to the ocean, and I need to force myself not to think about them at night or I won't fall asleep.  I have only two days left working at the aquarium and it will be sad to say goodbye to the octopus, penguins, sharks, turtles, cuttlefish, electric eel, box fish, and most of all, to the epaulette sharks.  Thankfully my transition from an I'm-obsessed-with-work-and-want-to-swim-sharks lifestyle to a European-adventure-infused-with-cannolis-and-ancient-history lifestyle will be cushioned with a family beach vacation.  Because Italy is a peninsula, I will probably be able to fill my ocean cravings and might even meet some new animal friends!  I still have two weeks here in the States, but for now, arrivederci a Boston!