I LOVE christmas spirit with my ENTIRE life. It is my favorite holiday by far. Nothing compares to it. Italy really knows how to celebrate Christmas. It is literally perfection here right now. Everytime I go out at night, on the corsa (which is the same as the mile walk in Chicago..or 5th ave in New York) every block there are stands roast chesnuts and it makes the whole town smell SO unbelievably delicious..and there are accordian players playing christmas music..and then every night bands switch off playing while walking up and down the corsa. (last night was Pink Floyd ..which was totally awesome I must say) They also just put up the HUGE white light up christmas tree in the middle of the corsa. Which is impressive because it's taller than the Christmas tree in New York. It's so insanely beautiful. ITS ALSO DOESN'T SNOW HERE! :D Which is better than the awful coldnees in Pekin from what I here..almost seven inches of snow..oh my. Although I am kind of sad there is NO snow..a Christmas without snow is such a downer.
I went to my first discoteca a couple of weeks ago! It was soo much fun! Way better than homecoming..by like 430927402742930908. Its exactly like a club in the states except you don't have to be twenty-one. Except the music is really different it's more of a technopop mixed in with a little bit of the top songs that are in a the moment. It's more of house music actually.
I went to a city near Pompeii with one of my classes the other week to go see a museo. It was all done with 3D technology though so I couldn't really take pictures. Its amazing how advanced we are in technology these days. I'm going to Rome the week before Christmas! I'm SO excited..it's the city I want to see the most!
Also, the kids here al secretly organize when not to come to school if they have a big text the next day or just don't feel like coming. since the dont change classes..if everyone in the whole class doesn't come..the teachers can't really do anything about it. ..which iskind of sweet in my opinoin. and if teachers dont feel like coming in early in the morning..the day before they tell their students at what time to come to school. Teachers here are still going on strike almost every friday. Students even went on strike a couple of weeks ago, too. The head of schools in Campangia is trying to make them go to school all the way until August and THEN have summer break. I dont think that was a smart idea because ticked off italians is just kind of scary actually. So the head studetns off all the little highschools in Salerno organized a day where we all marched down the main street and screamed not so nice things about the lady that is head of the schools..hahaha. It's so funny to see how the students here just coloborate together in their little secret society and organize things like this. The strike was actually kind of scary with teenae ticked off italians..with wistles. hahahah.
The ecomony is so awful here. Salerno is a huge city..so there are a lot of homeless people here. Hope everyone has a good Christmas and New Years!
Friday, 11 December 2009
Friday, 13 November 2009
due mesi
IT HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY TWO MONTHS THAT I HAVE BEEN IN ITALY AS OF TODAY<3
SORRY I HAVEN'T WRITTEN IN SO LONG! old habbits die hard. haha, I officially switched host families last week. Things are SO great here. They have a gorgeous seventeen year old daughter named Maria Sole, and the mom Annarosa and then Federico, who lived in England for ten years and Costa Rica for one. So he helps me out so much when i don't understand something in italian. We live in the center of Salerno, so it's way easier for me to go ut with my friends now. And I only live a two minute walk from my school so everything is SO much more easier for me.
I've gotten 29847938274982374 times better at italian since I've been living with my new family since I now have the help of two people who speak fluent english.
Salerno put their Christmas lights up the first week of November. It is BEAUTIFUL here! Beyond beautiful. They have al different lights down every street and all the trees are lined with lights. It's SO pretty, espcially when you walk down the beach at night when the lights are on. Christmas is HUGE here since almost everyone here is catholic. I love the spirit of Christmas though, its my favorite♥ THANK GOD is doesn't snow here! I HATED Illinois snow, it was awful! It gets cold here, but when the sun comes out it makes it hotter.
Sitting in italian classrooms is so boring. All classroom literally have white walls, strange colored floors, chalkboard, chalk, chalk, and chalk. no posters. no color. no switching classes (except for me). same people. all. day. long. I've mastered the art of playing tic tac toe with the person next to me, and amercanizing my math; so it therefore does not count. hahahahaha.
SORRY I HAVEN'T WRITTEN IN SO LONG! old habbits die hard. haha, I officially switched host families last week. Things are SO great here. They have a gorgeous seventeen year old daughter named Maria Sole, and the mom Annarosa and then Federico, who lived in England for ten years and Costa Rica for one. So he helps me out so much when i don't understand something in italian. We live in the center of Salerno, so it's way easier for me to go ut with my friends now. And I only live a two minute walk from my school so everything is SO much more easier for me.
I've gotten 29847938274982374 times better at italian since I've been living with my new family since I now have the help of two people who speak fluent english.
Salerno put their Christmas lights up the first week of November. It is BEAUTIFUL here! Beyond beautiful. They have al different lights down every street and all the trees are lined with lights. It's SO pretty, espcially when you walk down the beach at night when the lights are on. Christmas is HUGE here since almost everyone here is catholic. I love the spirit of Christmas though, its my favorite♥ THANK GOD is doesn't snow here! I HATED Illinois snow, it was awful! It gets cold here, but when the sun comes out it makes it hotter.
Sitting in italian classrooms is so boring. All classroom literally have white walls, strange colored floors, chalkboard, chalk, chalk, and chalk. no posters. no color. no switching classes (except for me). same people. all. day. long. I've mastered the art of playing tic tac toe with the person next to me, and amercanizing my math; so it therefore does not count. hahahahaha.
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Progress
It's getting harder and harder to remember english since Italian is all I ever hear. I don't ever write english anymoe except for when I get on the computer so it's really hard for me to think of what I want to say and write it the correct way and spell everything right, so I am sorry if half of this makes no sense and is spelled wrong. *cough Mrs Black
I officiallt got to go out on my own with my friends for the first time last week. It was by far the most fun I've had since I've been here. We walked along the beach and went shopping on the street and would be equvilant to Michegan Ave. in Chicago or 5th Ave. in New York. The teachers are on strike like no other here..we don't go to school on Fridays because that is there day to march around town and do their protests. Protests are really scary if you have ever been to one :p.
AFS camp was so much fun. It took the train ride home for it to finally click into everyones head that Naples isn't a specific city it's and area. We were actually in Sorrento. It was so beautiful! Our hotel had the most magnificant view of the sea! It wasn't a stupid orientation where all they did was talk though. We played tons of games..actually fun games. Like the 'Baby, if you love me won't you smile?' Where everyone is in a circle and someone says that to you and can do whatever they want to you to make you laugh, and you have to say back 'Baby I love you, but i just can't smile.' The object is to never laugh or else your it..and you have to say that to someone else. Of couse we played it in italian, so it was even funnier. There was only one other American at this orentation though. We just laughed at how easy American school is compared to Italian school. At the end of the stay we did a talent show. You could be with whoever you wanted with however many people. Most people just flocked to whoever was from their country though. So we decided we just had to do something that represented our country. But, the result of two uncoordinated, untalented American's trying to come up wtih a talent was just sad hahahaha. So being Americans..what better way to represent the USA..then to rap :D :) Since everybody listens to American music we knew the perfect song :) I'd say that our rendition of 'Baby Got Back' was a sucess :) :) hahahahhahaha it was so much fun. You can watch it on my facebook :D
I also found out that all schools in Italy go on school trips. The class you are in gets to pick wherever they want to go and they plan it all. We get to go to Barcelona, Spain. And then to Sicilia, Italia towards the end of the school year. I'm so excited! I don't knwo why American school don't do that.
I also now have to officially switch host families. My AFS volunteer said that my family wasn't compatible with INTERCULTURA because they don't communicate with them..so instead of living ten minutes away from Salerno I will live in the center of Salerno. I don't know exactly where though. I don't actually change host families until next week. As far as I know they have just one daughter who is 16 years old. It's the chance to get to know more people I suppose so I'll look on the bright side of things.
The weather here is even more unpredictable than the weather in Illinois. One day it feels like I have frost bite, and the next its warm enough to go swimming. Odd.
P.S.-according to everyone else in the world..there are 6 continents not seven. 'apparently' there is just one America. And there is no Australia..it's Austrilasia. Because New Zealand is appart of 'Austrilasia.'
I officiallt got to go out on my own with my friends for the first time last week. It was by far the most fun I've had since I've been here. We walked along the beach and went shopping on the street and would be equvilant to Michegan Ave. in Chicago or 5th Ave. in New York. The teachers are on strike like no other here..we don't go to school on Fridays because that is there day to march around town and do their protests. Protests are really scary if you have ever been to one :p.
AFS camp was so much fun. It took the train ride home for it to finally click into everyones head that Naples isn't a specific city it's and area. We were actually in Sorrento. It was so beautiful! Our hotel had the most magnificant view of the sea! It wasn't a stupid orientation where all they did was talk though. We played tons of games..actually fun games. Like the 'Baby, if you love me won't you smile?' Where everyone is in a circle and someone says that to you and can do whatever they want to you to make you laugh, and you have to say back 'Baby I love you, but i just can't smile.' The object is to never laugh or else your it..and you have to say that to someone else. Of couse we played it in italian, so it was even funnier. There was only one other American at this orentation though. We just laughed at how easy American school is compared to Italian school. At the end of the stay we did a talent show. You could be with whoever you wanted with however many people. Most people just flocked to whoever was from their country though. So we decided we just had to do something that represented our country. But, the result of two uncoordinated, untalented American's trying to come up wtih a talent was just sad hahahaha. So being Americans..what better way to represent the USA..then to rap :D :) Since everybody listens to American music we knew the perfect song :) I'd say that our rendition of 'Baby Got Back' was a sucess :) :) hahahahhahaha it was so much fun. You can watch it on my facebook :D
I also found out that all schools in Italy go on school trips. The class you are in gets to pick wherever they want to go and they plan it all. We get to go to Barcelona, Spain. And then to Sicilia, Italia towards the end of the school year. I'm so excited! I don't knwo why American school don't do that.
I also now have to officially switch host families. My AFS volunteer said that my family wasn't compatible with INTERCULTURA because they don't communicate with them..so instead of living ten minutes away from Salerno I will live in the center of Salerno. I don't know exactly where though. I don't actually change host families until next week. As far as I know they have just one daughter who is 16 years old. It's the chance to get to know more people I suppose so I'll look on the bright side of things.
The weather here is even more unpredictable than the weather in Illinois. One day it feels like I have frost bite, and the next its warm enough to go swimming. Odd.
P.S.-according to everyone else in the world..there are 6 continents not seven. 'apparently' there is just one America. And there is no Australia..it's Austrilasia. Because New Zealand is appart of 'Austrilasia.'
Saturday, 10 October 2009
Lesson Number 1
Lesson number 1:
do NOT fall asleep on a bus. I though I missed my stop when I went on the bus and I'm pretty sure the feeling I had was equivalent to cardiac arrest hahahaha
Sorry I haven't written in so long. I've been really busy with barely a minute to sit down.
New things I have discovered:
Italians are probably the worst drivers I have ever seen. Scary actually. They all drive on the dash in the middle of the road..and when it is supposed to be a one lane road they manage to fit like three. They also don't use stop signs..I think they see that as more of a suggestion hahaha. They are very courteous drivers though. There is a fast lane, and a slow lane on highways. They also drive in the lane that is supposed to be used for pulling over haha.
No matter how you are feeling, every Saturday night you go out. No matter what. Its fun though to get dressed up go out! Italians have parties..a lot. Birthday parties are probably more extravagant than homecoming. But teenagers here contain themselves with the drinking since it's of legal age for us. They don't drink to get drunk, it's more of a social thing that they do.
With the new fall lines out in Italia it makes me realize what a big difference there is in fashion here verses fashion in America. It's kind of sad actually. Everybody takes so much pride in how they look here and the boys dress soooo nice compared to what I'm used to seeing everyday. They even tie sweaters around their shoulders!
I go to Naples on Monday for an AFS camp. It's the first orientation since we got off the train to meet our host families. Everybody around my area is going to be there. There will probably be thirty of us, maybe. But, that is a big difference compared to the 450 of us that were at the incoming orientation!
do NOT fall asleep on a bus. I though I missed my stop when I went on the bus and I'm pretty sure the feeling I had was equivalent to cardiac arrest hahahaha
Sorry I haven't written in so long. I've been really busy with barely a minute to sit down.
New things I have discovered:
Italians are probably the worst drivers I have ever seen. Scary actually. They all drive on the dash in the middle of the road..and when it is supposed to be a one lane road they manage to fit like three. They also don't use stop signs..I think they see that as more of a suggestion hahaha. They are very courteous drivers though. There is a fast lane, and a slow lane on highways. They also drive in the lane that is supposed to be used for pulling over haha.
No matter how you are feeling, every Saturday night you go out. No matter what. Its fun though to get dressed up go out! Italians have parties..a lot. Birthday parties are probably more extravagant than homecoming. But teenagers here contain themselves with the drinking since it's of legal age for us. They don't drink to get drunk, it's more of a social thing that they do.
With the new fall lines out in Italia it makes me realize what a big difference there is in fashion here verses fashion in America. It's kind of sad actually. Everybody takes so much pride in how they look here and the boys dress soooo nice compared to what I'm used to seeing everyday. They even tie sweaters around their shoulders!
I go to Naples on Monday for an AFS camp. It's the first orientation since we got off the train to meet our host families. Everybody around my area is going to be there. There will probably be thirty of us, maybe. But, that is a big difference compared to the 450 of us that were at the incoming orientation!
Thursday, 1 October 2009
Gelato!
I had my very first gelato in Italia yesterday! It was the most delicious thing I think I have ever had! There is no competition with Aneric on this one! They put little minature waffle scoops on top of your ice cream and you use that as like a spoon to eat your ice cream with, it's really neat! And the ice cream scoops they put on your cone are HUGE! I'm finally getting used to how much they eat here now because everyone was done eating and I was still hungry..yeah that didn't make me feel like a cow or anything..
I got my literature book the other day. The Betrothed, by Alessandro Manzoni. Translated into english..it's an almost 800 page novel. That is a LOT of reading! Oh how I miss the smallness of Great Expectations. Trying to figure out if you are in the right math class is harder than it would seem to be. Because you have to go through the processs of asking them if they're just going over review or if they are actually learning this. And I have to do all of this with 'review' not being in my dictionary ..piece of cake. I started my Latin class yesterday, too. I don't think it really clicked in my mind on how fr ahead in education other countries are compared to America until I sat down in my Latin class..I should have just brought my Latin teacher because I think I'll need her! Thank goodness most english words are derived from Latin or this would not be good.
Italian TV is practically exactly the same as American TV. They have the same shows we do..it is just translated into Italian so the actors' voices are all different. ..It isn't the same not hearing House's accent anymore :'( It's very weird not the here the the same voices that I am used to hearing in America..but I'm getting used to it I suppose. EVERYBODY is obsessed with House here..which I personally don't have a problem with. :) They all looooove Hello Kitty and Pooh Bear. It's weird because the things that highschoolers in America would never carry aroung because its more for little kids, every single person in Italy carries the character around of all ages.
Italians LOVE american music! It's funny when they all sing along in the car with me to music, and they dont know what thw word is they just kinda mubble what it sounds like, it is so hilarious!
The respect the students here have for their teachers is astonishing. The first day of school when I entered the room they all stud up for me, and then I got a BOUNGIORNO! and I said Ciao..but they all laughed. Probably because to them I have an 'accent' hahaha.. They recycle in Italy like no other! They have five trash cans everwhere you go for seperate recycled items. They even have a trashcan for gum..which is kind of gross when I looked at all the gum for the first time. NO BODY puts their gum underneath the desk.
I got my literature book the other day. The Betrothed, by Alessandro Manzoni. Translated into english..it's an almost 800 page novel. That is a LOT of reading! Oh how I miss the smallness of Great Expectations. Trying to figure out if you are in the right math class is harder than it would seem to be. Because you have to go through the processs of asking them if they're just going over review or if they are actually learning this. And I have to do all of this with 'review' not being in my dictionary ..piece of cake. I started my Latin class yesterday, too. I don't think it really clicked in my mind on how fr ahead in education other countries are compared to America until I sat down in my Latin class..I should have just brought my Latin teacher because I think I'll need her! Thank goodness most english words are derived from Latin or this would not be good.
Italian TV is practically exactly the same as American TV. They have the same shows we do..it is just translated into Italian so the actors' voices are all different. ..It isn't the same not hearing House's accent anymore :'( It's very weird not the here the the same voices that I am used to hearing in America..but I'm getting used to it I suppose. EVERYBODY is obsessed with House here..which I personally don't have a problem with. :) They all looooove Hello Kitty and Pooh Bear. It's weird because the things that highschoolers in America would never carry aroung because its more for little kids, every single person in Italy carries the character around of all ages.
Italians LOVE american music! It's funny when they all sing along in the car with me to music, and they dont know what thw word is they just kinda mubble what it sounds like, it is so hilarious!
The respect the students here have for their teachers is astonishing. The first day of school when I entered the room they all stud up for me, and then I got a BOUNGIORNO! and I said Ciao..but they all laughed. Probably because to them I have an 'accent' hahaha.. They recycle in Italy like no other! They have five trash cans everwhere you go for seperate recycled items. They even have a trashcan for gum..which is kind of gross when I looked at all the gum for the first time. NO BODY puts their gum underneath the desk.
Monday, 28 September 2009
The seaside♥
Me, Stefania and her friends went to the carnival on Saturday. It was a blast! We walked the pier before we went to the carnival. I have never seen anything more romantic and beautiful in my entire life. There is a huge fountain that is out a little bit into the sea. It was so pretty at sunset watching all the couples walk by, taking pictures with the view. The way the sea was reflecting the sunsets colors was the most extraordinary thing. There was no error in that moment, only glee.
School is getting a little frustrating since I haven't started my Italian lessons yet. I start them this Wednesday though, thank goodness! FINALLY alllll of my classes are sorted out. I'm just waiting for them to get the times I switch classes right. The kids in my class are so helpful about helping me learn. They quiz me and teach me new phrases which I am so thankful for beyond belief!
I now also have a whole new respect for Mrs. Black and Mr. Edwards..my english teachers. I never realized how hard it was to teach someone grammer until I had to help my host sister with her english homework and correct it..and explain why I corrected it. I should have just packed my enlish teachers with me to help me explain because it is so hard to recall all the names of grammer terms like a possesive something..a prepositional phase..and on and on and on. Espcially when an english prof at your school asks you to come up to the front of the room..in front of 30 kids..and explain what a verb is. Oh my, my, my. I'm having so much fun though!
School is getting a little frustrating since I haven't started my Italian lessons yet. I start them this Wednesday though, thank goodness! FINALLY alllll of my classes are sorted out. I'm just waiting for them to get the times I switch classes right. The kids in my class are so helpful about helping me learn. They quiz me and teach me new phrases which I am so thankful for beyond belief!
I now also have a whole new respect for Mrs. Black and Mr. Edwards..my english teachers. I never realized how hard it was to teach someone grammer until I had to help my host sister with her english homework and correct it..and explain why I corrected it. I should have just packed my enlish teachers with me to help me explain because it is so hard to recall all the names of grammer terms like a possesive something..a prepositional phase..and on and on and on. Espcially when an english prof at your school asks you to come up to the front of the room..in front of 30 kids..and explain what a verb is. Oh my, my, my. I'm having so much fun though!
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
SCHOOL
School started as of today. I attend th Leonardo Da Vinci Scientifico School. Which is the most like an American school..so that good. They kids my age already read like whole novels in Latin..but i could pick out which words were and & but ..hahahaa and other simple Latin words. The math is on the same level as I am so I know what I am doing in there..and I wasn't present for the rest of the day so who knows how the rest is going to go! I got to talk to an english teacher so all my classes are good and I'm taking what I should be taking in my hometown. Well..except P.E. ..which I have no problem with aynways haha!
I got swarmed by people with millions of questions..but now I know how the German students felt when they came! I understood most of what they were saying though! Most of them speak fairly good english anyways so it's really easy to communicate.
My italian lessons start the 30th so things will get A LOT easier.
I got swarmed by people with millions of questions..but now I know how the German students felt when they came! I understood most of what they were saying though! Most of them speak fairly good english anyways so it's really easy to communicate.
My italian lessons start the 30th so things will get A LOT easier.
Thursday, 17 September 2009
pictures!
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I looooooove Italia so far! This afternoon I'm going with Stefy, Terra, Rocco, and Alessandro on vespa's around Salerno..should be fun! Then after that I get to show off my horrible tennis skills to Giovanna (other host sister) hahaha..should be interesting.
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I looooooove Italia so far! This afternoon I'm going with Stefy, Terra, Rocco, and Alessandro on vespa's around Salerno..should be fun! Then after that I get to show off my horrible tennis skills to Giovanna (other host sister) hahaha..should be interesting.
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
First Days in Italia!
Ohhhhh my my my. Salerno is a paradise! Its been rainy for the past days..like Forks, in Twilight. Palm trees line the middle of the streets everywhere and they have a beautiful seafront park that looks over the beach. Almost like Hawaii. Tiny shops of all kind are everywhere! I couldn't have gotten a better city!
Good thing I retained my french and some spanish because now I know somewhat of what people are talking about. It's getting easier to understand people since italian is all I here 24/7! I even watched What Happens In Vegas in Italian ♥ ! I know alot of small words now so it's easier to communicate..way easier! Italians have a busy lifestyle it's hard to keep up! I fall asleep in the car everywhere we go! hahaha
And I don't think I have ever watched a football (soccer) game so intentlly with anyone before ..Milan won! <3
I don't think I have EVER eaten sooo much food in my entire life before! The mamà is concerned that I don't eat enough..but I have been eating so much my stomach hurts! Hahaha..cultural differences. The food is soooooooo good! There cheese isn't as good though. I'll be fat when I come back!
They get up very early in the morning and go to bed very late..but after they eat lunch they take naps. And they don't have doorknobs...which is weird. Just key holes. And something you sit on after you use the toliet but I don't know how to use it..it looks scary hahaha.
They have a four story casa with a spiral staircase, a bmw, fiat and a vespa! Way different from how I live in America!
School starts tomorrow! :/ I'm nervous because I'm not oging to have any idea where to go or what to do..and I don't speak Italian very well. So this should be interesting!
I LOVE my family! They are all so so so so cute! Raffy has a horse, Cantora. She does jumps with him and she's extremely good! Steffy is getting ready to become a restaurant manager..she is studying in school for it. Mamà stays home and cooks and cleans alot. And the papà is a buisness manager for designer labels for the lines that haven't come out yet..so he brings home free gifts a lot. Woo! They are all so so so funny..they laugh at the way we do things in America. I didn't know how to cut my meat so I was doing it weirdly and inspecting every piece..and when I looked up they were all staring at me and they laughed hahaha. AND I set their toaster on fire! They put foil around their panini before they put it in the toaster..which is odd. But the mamà set the timer so I could jusy take it out whenever I wanted to..but I didn't know that so I just let it go until it was done. Oh my..smoke was everywhere and the house smelled the rest of the day. And my sandwhich was black lmao. Good thing they have a sense of humor and thought it was hilarious or that would not have been good! They all just laughed.
I'll post pictures as soon as I figure out how to work the thing where you put the USB in :P
Good thing I retained my french and some spanish because now I know somewhat of what people are talking about. It's getting easier to understand people since italian is all I here 24/7! I even watched What Happens In Vegas in Italian ♥ ! I know alot of small words now so it's easier to communicate..way easier! Italians have a busy lifestyle it's hard to keep up! I fall asleep in the car everywhere we go! hahaha
And I don't think I have ever watched a football (soccer) game so intentlly with anyone before ..Milan won! <3
I don't think I have EVER eaten sooo much food in my entire life before! The mamà is concerned that I don't eat enough..but I have been eating so much my stomach hurts! Hahaha..cultural differences. The food is soooooooo good! There cheese isn't as good though. I'll be fat when I come back!
They get up very early in the morning and go to bed very late..but after they eat lunch they take naps. And they don't have doorknobs...which is weird. Just key holes. And something you sit on after you use the toliet but I don't know how to use it..it looks scary hahaha.
They have a four story casa with a spiral staircase, a bmw, fiat and a vespa! Way different from how I live in America!
School starts tomorrow! :/ I'm nervous because I'm not oging to have any idea where to go or what to do..and I don't speak Italian very well. So this should be interesting!
I LOVE my family! They are all so so so so cute! Raffy has a horse, Cantora. She does jumps with him and she's extremely good! Steffy is getting ready to become a restaurant manager..she is studying in school for it. Mamà stays home and cooks and cleans alot. And the papà is a buisness manager for designer labels for the lines that haven't come out yet..so he brings home free gifts a lot. Woo! They are all so so so funny..they laugh at the way we do things in America. I didn't know how to cut my meat so I was doing it weirdly and inspecting every piece..and when I looked up they were all staring at me and they laughed hahaha. AND I set their toaster on fire! They put foil around their panini before they put it in the toaster..which is odd. But the mamà set the timer so I could jusy take it out whenever I wanted to..but I didn't know that so I just let it go until it was done. Oh my..smoke was everywhere and the house smelled the rest of the day. And my sandwhich was black lmao. Good thing they have a sense of humor and thought it was hilarious or that would not have been good! They all just laughed.
I'll post pictures as soon as I figure out how to work the thing where you put the USB in :P
Sunday, 6 September 2009
It's almost time!
I have two more days until I leave for Italy and I'm getting sooo excited! I leave for New York on the 9th and I'm staying in the JKF hotel there with all the other AFSers who are going to Italy too and have an orientation in the morning. Then on the 10th that afternoon we leave for Italy!! We fly to Switzerland and then off to Rome! ♥
I can't wait to meet my family! Two days left to pack..and it is not going very well lol. My closet does NOT fit in my suit case and its so hard to part with everything! >:o By far the worst thing I've had to do yet ..don't ever try it! However I don't think sitting here watching a movie is helping the process any. Boy, oh boy, is my last day of school going to be hard but I can't wait!
I had my going away party yesterday and it was sooo much fun! I got so many awesome gifts! Everybody I love was there, we had a blast! I'm going to miss you all! :/
I can't wait to meet my family! Two days left to pack..and it is not going very well lol. My closet does NOT fit in my suit case and its so hard to part with everything! >:o By far the worst thing I've had to do yet ..don't ever try it! However I don't think sitting here watching a movie is helping the process any. Boy, oh boy, is my last day of school going to be hard but I can't wait!
I had my going away party yesterday and it was sooo much fun! I got so many awesome gifts! Everybody I love was there, we had a blast! I'm going to miss you all! :/
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
About Me!
Well to those of you viewing this you probably don't know alot about me..my name is Abbey Dawalt and I'm fifteen years old! Currently, I attend Pekin Community High School but in the fall (September) I will be going to Italia! On May 21 I received my host family information and I am far beyond excited! I'll be living in San Mango Piemonte which is in the province of Salerno! Off the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea and right on the beach! :)
As for my host family, I'll be staying with the Fasano's. The dad, Domenico, and mother ,Maria ,are both buisness agents. I have two host sisters, Raffaella (14) who loves to go riding and Stefania (17?). I'm so excited!!
If you have any questions or anything ..just contact me!
As for my host family, I'll be staying with the Fasano's. The dad, Domenico, and mother ,Maria ,are both buisness agents. I have two host sisters, Raffaella (14) who loves to go riding and Stefania (17?). I'm so excited!!
If you have any questions or anything ..just contact me!
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