Well, I’m back from Italy! Trip was great – saw all my family, ate too much, stayed up late and slept in (unfortunately breakfast ended at 10 am). Would definitely go back again. (Just for reference – mainly if I forget – I stayed at Hotel Majestic Palace in Malcesine, Lake Garda) Terribly jet lagged though – 7 hour trip, then 12 hour trip, then 1.5 hour trip then a 1.5 hour ride in a taxi (22 hours travelling plus airport waiting time) twice in one week!

Any way, while in Italy there was Hello Kitty stuff everywhere!!! So I bought a maths book for 50 Euro cents (AU$1) as mine was full (about 2 pages left). It is actually much better – the paper is easier to write on, and I can easily say it is the best looking maths book in my class. As it is Hello Kitty, I don’t want to wreck it – so my writing is neater, and I check my answers to avoid ugly crosses in my book.

So there’s you lesson for the day – buy a pretty school book and your work will be neater (results may vary)