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Buongiorno! Io capisco un po' l'italiano! Ma io non parlo molto bene l'italiano =(.   Translated: Hello! I understand Italiano a little! But I do not speak Italian very well.   Thank you pimsleur italian cds! =) I'll be fluent before you know it! ;) haha It's exciting to start learning a new language!  Arrivederci! (bye!)

Rho Milan, Italy has been amazing so far! Everything is so beautiful!! I had the most delicious gelato!! I swear I was eating the mangos Jbs mom always get which I love! I could eat gelato alllllll day ;) The architecture is so intrique and beautiful, I'm ready to move here! Ciao =)

I'M ABOUT TO LEAVE!!! I can't believe I'l be in Italy for 3 months!!!! =)=)=)=) I will miss all my friends and family!!! Follow my adventure on Facebook and email me!! I'll be sure to stay in contact! =)=)

- for additional journal entries and more photos, visit my website www.abirdinthekitchen.com -  The last time I was in Venice was during the winter. It was overcast, bone-chillingly cold, and all-together rather dreary. Surprisingly, that doesn’t really diminish the city’s splendor. There’s just something magical about Venice and I think it’s one of the must-see cities in Italy for any first-time traveler. This time the weather wasn’t exactly ideal, but we managed to get nearly a full day and a half of partly sunny skies – and no fog, a veritable mira...

I'm so excited to leave in 10 days!!! I will be in Italy for the ENTIRE SUMMER!! I won't be back until August 7th and Jonathan is meeting me July 20th!! I'm very excited to create new memories with Jonathan! xoxo  Getting everything ready to leave has been so overwhelming.  I don't even know where to start? Backpack or suitcase?! Help!!

Officially I’m now back in the United States – but according to this website I’ve still got several weeks of updating to do. The last month in Civitanova was simply so packed with traveling, visiting, and spending time with my host family and their friends that there simply wasn’t time to both edit photos and post updates. For the last day of our Easter vacation we went out into the countryside near Civitanova Alta to the “country houses” of both my host family and of some family friends. When I first arrived in Italy these type of group gatherings were...

I am only a few days away from leaving! I just got home from school last night, and now the important packing and planning begins! I fly out this monday, I am getting very excited, and I cannot wait until I am on the plane headed to Italia! Hope to be writing more journal entries soon!

I can not believe that my time here has gone by so fast! I arrived here February 25, and it is already April 18, oh my oh my. My parents are coming to Spain on April 31, so my time left in Madrid is limited! I have so many things on my list to do before I leave! I need to go to the Museo de Reina Sophia, I need to see the giant Egyptian Pyramid that is conveniently located in Madrid (for what reason I do not know...), I need to ride the Teleferico, I need to eat more paella, I need to drink more wine, I need to spend all the money I have left on beautiful Spanish clothes, I need to buy my friends ...

-To view the original post, additional journal entries, and more photos, visit www.abirdinthekitchen.com - Our second stop on the Easter weekend trip was in Alberobello in the region of Puglia. Alberobello is most famous for its large collection of trulli houses. A trullo house is a round dwelling with a conical top constructed from local materials – they are iconic of this region. The houses provide contrast to the verdant landscape, but with harmony. It really is one of the most beautiful areas I’ve seen in Italy. There are many stories about why the ...

I finally got all my documentation in order, flights booked and bags packed, now all I had to do was take those few steps to my isle seat and buckle in. Who knew walking would be so difficult?? I can't describe my nerves! However, I somehow got to that firmiliar seat and got settled in for the long flight.  I touched down just after 10 am on friday the sixth of April. I have arrived!! Grabbed my bags, awkwardly bumped my way around till I recognized a face that matched a picture I had recieved of the family and finally my nerves calmed, at least a little. Lucky for me, my entire family speaks...