So I know it's been almost a month since my last post...woops... this last month has been crazy, with school and work and everything I have to do. I actually am currently sitting in school, because I just finished my last STAAR (end of year exam) which was biology! Yay! Okay so it's time to catch you guys up
I left off right when I got my host family, and since then they have given me permission to write about them in my blog, so here we go!
Speranza: This is my host mom, and she seems really sweet. She barely speaks English, which will be hard at first but at least it will force me to learn! She seems to be the caretaker of the household, and I can't wait to get to know her better.
Ugo: This is my host dad, and he seems really cool. He loves to cook (YAY! Guess who is going to gain 1000 pounds this year? And actually enjoy it? ;) ) He is sporty, and HE SPEAKS ENGLISH! Yesss! This is going to help so much in the beginning :)
Antonio: This is my host brother, who is a year older than me. He is super nice, and we have worked out this system where I speak to him in English and he speaks to me in Italian and so far it has worked perfectly! We have already made plans to go running together, and he has promised to teach me about his favorite soccer team, Juventus.
Francesca: This is my host sister, who is a year younger than me. I absolutely love her! We talk almost every day, and although we speak purely in Italian (which means I have to google translate every single thing) it is definitely helping me learn! (I'm also learning how to handle situations where you don't understand one another which I'm sure will happen all the time haha..greaattt...) She loves gymnastics, shopping, and hanging out with her friends and we have already made plans to do a ton of stuff when I get there.
Overall, the family seems very very nice and like a perfect fit for me! They also love to travel which is amazing! Francesca says they are considering going to Paris in October, but nothing is certain. But how freaking cool would that be?! Ahhhh this is amazing!
They live in the heart of Sorrento, just a 5 minute walk from the main square. I've spent more time than I'd like to admit on google maps looking around at the town, and it looks absolutely gorgeous! For those of you who don't know, it's a town on the Amalfi Coast perched on cliffs. Here are some pictures for you to marvel at:
Okay so AFS has tons of Facebook groups for AFSers, and I created two groups: One for people going on exchange with AFS 2014-2015, and another for people going specifically to Italy with AFS for 2014-2015. I have already made so many friends through AFS, it's crazy! I have made a friend who lives in Austin (Hi Keiko!) who I actually went to visit two weeks ago! We are already so close and I love her to death! And then through the Facebook groups I have already made this group of crazy, loud, insane friends that are fabulous (Hi Konrad, Dani, Elena, Axelle, Colin, Marilyn, and Dzenita!) And I can't wait to meet them all, we are all already like a family :) I can tell this year is going to be a blast!
3 and a half more weeks until schools over, and then I can focus way more of my time on preparing for Italy!! I'll keep you guys posted <3
Ciao! Xoxo
-- Tami
