So, I am headed off to Italy for a month and then some. This is obviously a great adventure upon which I am about to embark, and I am going to have a lot to talk about (even more than I usually do...which is really saying something). Since I feel the incessant need to post internet updates on my daily experiences, I decided to keep a blog here on my experiences, rather than annoy people with pages upon pages worth of Facebook status updates (I still haven't caved in to the world of "Tweeting").
...So, tomorrow, it will begin! My flight leaves Dulles at 4:40 pm. This is the farthest I have ever traveled away from home without a parent tagging along. Hopefully I will make all of my connections, and hopefully I won't encounter any painfully awkward TSA security experiences (yeah...I am referencing THAT story...if you haven't heard it already, you probably shouldn't).
My goals for this trip:
- Actually learn Italian. For real.
- Become somewhat of a wine connoisseur
- Maybe ride a Vespa? This one might eventually be removed from the list, depending on my health insurance...
- Make Italian friends
- Eat lots of pasta without gaining a ba-jillion pounds
- MAYBE get a liiiiitle tan. MAYBE.
- Learn about the Italian culture in a way where I get to come home and explain it to my friends and feel really cool
- Avoid extended contact with the Mafia
- Avoid kidnapping
...The list will go on later.
Here we go!!
Arrivederci, America!
You've been gone an hour and 12 minutes, update already gosh.
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