Stinky Bird Sh**, Good Luck, and Laughing

According to the old woman in "Under the Tuscan Sun", getting crapped on by a bird is good luck. Well, I must be a lucky girl because, while walking home from a study session today, a rather large sea bird decided to empty its bowels directly above me. This little incident was the perfect addition to a week of homesickness and high stress. As I face the last month of my study abroad experience there is so much that is out of my control, so much I'm not ready to give up, and so much to get done, in so little time. I, like most humans, am not good at dealing with things which are out of my control. But I've realized that in moments in life like these (or when you get crapped on by a bird), all you can do is laugh. Surround yourself with people who care about you and LAUGH.