Italy!

So I'm currently on the train. I left this morning from San Remo and am on the way to Padua with a layover in Milan. I will be in Padua for 2 weeks, living with a jost family and working at a camp 8:30 to 4:30. I am traveling on the train with 8 other people but I will be in Padua with 2 other people from orientation. The houses along this train route are more modern as if you would see in the country side or what I imagined the houses to look life.

The Milan train station is beautiful. I wanted to take pictures but I know I'll be passing through again.

Now to talk about my time in San Remo. It was beautiful. So quaint and just chill and beachy. Wednesday, I had the most stereotypical day in Italy. I had pizza and went to a coffee shop and tried to update my blog but alas I did not but just caught up on emails. Historical stuff-San Remo, well old town is built in the shape of a pine cone circling from the outside moving in. The streets are so small to bottleneck potential invaders back in the day. I don't know how the little old ladies walked up and down the streets. They are so steep. The doors that align the streets were used for horses and mules as stables. The whole history was very interesting but seeing it in person was so much putting history together with modern day.

Training-training was a blast. It was so much like being at camp. There were a lot of theater people that made the experience so awesome. Hilarious, talented people. There was girl, Amanda who reminded me of a young Carol Brunett. So funny. Literally people from all over but for some reason, I'm one of the darkest. Especially with all the sun now, I really am one of the darkest. It was hard fitting in with the group considering I give off the worst first impressions. After a while though, I found a few people who I fell into a rhythm with and plan to hang out and travel with and visit. I learned a lot on how to articulate (thinking of buddins and budder and remembering to emphasize the t's to be buttons or butter) better and slow down. (I'll add more as I remember). Disney- they are huge on Disney here. Scrooge McDuck is huge here. Too bad for my purse strings. I haven't bought anything but food because I know I'll be here for 3 months I don't want to carry things and not able to have things to buy later. I also wanted to wait to see what the families would suggest in terms of buying things. I'm very grateful for this experience to see Italy and travel and see Europe! Stay tuned!