Alright enough complaining......I'm in Italy!!!! Everyday on our walk to school me and my girlfriends have to remind ourselves that we are really in Italy because it seems so surreal to actually be living here. I am truly loving it so far. Beautiful scenery, beautiful people, beautiful language.......bellissimi!!!! The food is incredible, especially the fresh produce. We have a little market right across the street from us that sells fresh fruit and veggies everyday. Yesterday we bought 2 apples, 3 bananas, 1 pineapple, 5 clementines, 1 clove of garlic, 1 zucchini, 3 lbs. of tomatoes, 1 onion, 8 mushrooms, and a bag of peanuts for only 6 euros!!!!! We also bought a loaf of fresh bread, some home-made tortellini, and a brick of fresh cheese for about 5 euros. We made some awesome tortellini with stewed vegetables (our version of ratatouille) and is was delicious for 4 of us girls. Delicious food on a budget...picnic meals are saving us a lot of money so far!
We went shopping today in the Piazza Bra'. It's the center of Verona, and pretty close to our school, so we just stayed after classes and walked along all the side streets. We ended up finding a really cute cafe' that we stopped at midday for a croissant and espresso. Then we went on a shopping adventure to find the cheapest leather boots. Everyone has them here!!
Class was better today. I have a new teacher and the higher level italian students got moved to a different class. I feel more comfortable now that I can ask questions about what the teacher is saying and he explains it to me much more thoroughly. We are in class for about 3 and a half hours in the morning but it flies by. There are only 5 of us in my class and we basically are just sitting around the table with the teacher, attempting to speak in italian, and laughing. It's how school should be!!!!
Well it's about 1 am here and I have to wake up at 7:30 again, so I need to go to bed.
Ciao for now!
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