The After School Life

Life after school was over consisted mainly of sun burn and constant sweaty arm-pits. In a good way though. My first sun burn of the year was a bright red, blistering and painful, covering my entire back and backs of my legs. The best I could do was lay on my bed face down and not move. Ever. I could barely stand to wear clothes. The next day Antonella bought me some sort of cream..but after a few days there were still no signs of improvement. And finally one day I managed to ease on some shorts and a loose fitting shirt and flip flops, and I went out with Dario and we stopped at the pharmacy where they gave me a type of spray and  cream for my horrible burn. I thanked them and walked attempted to walk out the door somewhat normal. As soon as we reached our destination I made for the bathroom and applied the spray and sudden relief ran down from my shoulders all the way to my ankles. It was the most AMAZING thing ever! Within 3 days it was gone. This burn was all thanks to baking in olive oil, and not turning over the whole time, on the sandy beaches of the Mediterranean. Olive oil + glow-in -the-dark skin + hole in the ozone layer = MAJOR sun burn. Don't do it folks. Put on sunscreen. The heat in the summer is unbeatable. There is no escape. Out of all the other hot places I've visited, even closer to the equator than Italy, I've never felt sick from heat. But there it was something much different. It was not easy to get used to. Although days under the sun on the sand were quite enjoyable. Things under the sun always seem better don't they? Until you get burnt that is..