Hey guys!! Sorry for such a short blog entry. I have been really busy with school and trying to get settled in so far. We are living in a great family owned hotel called Benvenuti. We are provided with dinner and a small breakfast during the week and the food is wonderful!! The whole family runs the hotel together and a really cute old grandpa walks around all day playing jokes on us (he doesn't speak a word of English so we are all convinced that he makes fun of...

Hey Guys!! I'm in Italy now! It's been an adventure so far. I sat next to an Italian man on the plane named Augusto Mandelli. He helped me brush up on important Italian phrases such as, I'd like a glass of wine (vorrei vino). Anyways, my camera started malfunctioning the moment I set foot in this lovely country and eventually stopped working all together- so I had to make my first and last large purchase in Italy.