va bene

holiday continues very smoothly. i have come to notice that the sicilian existence is very different to the finnish one; one could almost say it's the exact opposite. the biggest difference however seems to be the concept of time, or rather the lack of it, as well as the complete uncertainty whether something that was possibly agreed yesterday is still valid today. it is quite interesting for me, as pedant and diligent as i sometimes tend to be, how here nothing really seems to matter all that much; commitments and schedules are not really something to be concerned about, and the overall attitude towards pretty much everything seems to be quite indifferent. this is not to say that people are rude, or unthoughtful; on the contrary, they are quite wonderful, friendly and helpful. it's just that the mentality is so very different, and i have to say that this particular one is quite a nice one to have when on a holiday. no stress, no fuss; everything is va bene. 

in terms of running my system seems to have somewhat adjusted to the heat and it does not feel so crushing anymore to run in it. i actually quite enjoy it now, especially as i have found a really nice and beautiful route crossing through a nature reservation area where i don't constantly have to be afraid of being driven over. that little pathway running next to a mountain (i don't know if that hill actually fills the definition of a mountain but anyway) overlooking the city and at the end of it, the sea, is indeed one of the most beautiful routes i have ran on in a while; there is such rugged beauty in the scenery that for someone so unused to this type of nature it really is a wonderful experience.

there is still two weeks left, and i would very much like to fit in a few trips outside the city in that time;  above all i'm keen on visiting catania and while there, mt. etna, and the village of corleone, which is only an hour away by car. other than that i don't have much ambitions; mainly keep enjoying myself, and in all honesty it doesn't seem like a very hard thing to do.