I have been home from school for the past three days, my host sister is not feeling well so we stayed home sick. I have been bored just as ever, but I did enjoy sleeping in. I woke up late today like I would normally do, and I didn't have to go to school on Thanksgiving. However, I went to the post office to buy stamps, came back, wrote letters, made another video for youtube, and now I am updating my blog and waiting to talk with my family. My video is almost 9 minutes long and I talk about Thanksgiving some and school, and other things so I hope you enjoy. I am sure to make another post about how calling home went.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W46215AxOac
Ciao!!!
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Video Blog
Here is my second video on Youtube. There are other videos from my friends who are also in Italy as exchange students so watch their videos too!!!!! This video is rather long and I am not talking about anything in particular, sorry. It is pretty random, but I hope you like it!!!! And to my friend Michelle, Thank you so much for the video response :D It totally made my day and I love it!!!!! I hope you enjoy watching the video and hear me talking about really random things. http://www.youtube.com/user/AventuraInItalia?feature=mhum#p/a/u/0/HhCY6IY_vtQ
I miss you all and I love you all!!!! <3
I miss you all and I love you all!!!! <3
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Billard
Thanksgiving is one week away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Although it is mid November, it feels nothing like it should. Yes I am in Italy and Thanksgiving is an all American holiday, I still feel like something is missing. Next Thursday for the first time in my life I will be getting up and not going to school! I will not be going to my aunts to eat tons of food, watching a Christmas movie and going to bed early for Black Friday. Once Thanksgiving passes, in America its Christmas all the way!!! Christmas songs on the radio, Christmas sales, even more Christmas trees and Christmas decorations or no ABC Family for the 25 days of Christmas.
However, I hear that Christmas in Italy is pretty awesome. It will be a different style, but one I hope to enjoy. I do know that there school is closed for two weeks, which is wonderful!!! Also in Italy they have la befana, a which that comes and brings candy to the good kids and coal to the bad kids. December 8th is a religious holiday so there is no school then either!!!!!
Things have been going here in Italy. School is school, six days a week :( I am still enjoying German class and science. I am making friends at school, talking to people more and getting to know my friends here in Aversa too. Last night I went and played pool with a few of my friends and I was reminded just how bad I am at it. It was not a serious game which was good because I had a score of zero.
Last Friday I went home with my friend at school, she is also an exchange student who came over with ASSE so I knew her before from orientation. I spent the night at her house and I had so much fun!!!! I also made two new friends :D They wait everyday after school for my friend and her host sisters and walk with them after school, so while I am waiting for my host mom to pick me up I talk with them and enjoy their company. I have realized just how much I miss my friends and having friends and seeing them everyday. I hate being home doing nothing and just being alone. I hang out with my host sister and I have fun with her, but when we are just watching t.v. or something I become bored very easily. I enjoy the company of others and I always want to be surrounded by people and do something, even if its just a walk, it bets being home on Facebook.
Sorry its been a little while, but I become busy and just don't remember, but I shall try hard to remember about my blog and all me beloved readers!!! Thank you guys!!!!!!
However, I hear that Christmas in Italy is pretty awesome. It will be a different style, but one I hope to enjoy. I do know that there school is closed for two weeks, which is wonderful!!! Also in Italy they have la befana, a which that comes and brings candy to the good kids and coal to the bad kids. December 8th is a religious holiday so there is no school then either!!!!!
Things have been going here in Italy. School is school, six days a week :( I am still enjoying German class and science. I am making friends at school, talking to people more and getting to know my friends here in Aversa too. Last night I went and played pool with a few of my friends and I was reminded just how bad I am at it. It was not a serious game which was good because I had a score of zero.
Last Friday I went home with my friend at school, she is also an exchange student who came over with ASSE so I knew her before from orientation. I spent the night at her house and I had so much fun!!!! I also made two new friends :D They wait everyday after school for my friend and her host sisters and walk with them after school, so while I am waiting for my host mom to pick me up I talk with them and enjoy their company. I have realized just how much I miss my friends and having friends and seeing them everyday. I hate being home doing nothing and just being alone. I hang out with my host sister and I have fun with her, but when we are just watching t.v. or something I become bored very easily. I enjoy the company of others and I always want to be surrounded by people and do something, even if its just a walk, it bets being home on Facebook.
Sorry its been a little while, but I become busy and just don't remember, but I shall try hard to remember about my blog and all me beloved readers!!! Thank you guys!!!!!!
Friday, November 5, 2010
Video Blog
I was finally able to finish and upload my first video blog on YouTube!!! The other exchange students and I are trying to make videos every week or so to keep updated and just talk about whats going on with us in Italy. It is kind of boring, but watch the end!!! Hopefully the end makes up for the long and boring me talking about nothing in particular.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPa378kQvrw
I hope the link works. :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPa378kQvrw
I hope the link works. :D
Monday, November 1, 2010
Halloween!!!
Happy November Everyone!!! Yesterday was Halloween, Thanksgiving is in 25 days, and Christmas is 53 days away and I am in Italy living this holiday season a little differently. For the most part Halloween does not exist in Italy. In some of the elementary school there might be a party in the class, but I imagine it much different than those at home. Some of the stores carry Halloween things, like plastic pumpkins, ghosts, Halloween decorations, and even little kits for a costume (like devil horns and a tail), but each store carries the same things. I talked with my host family about getting pumpkins and on the 28th they arrived at the supermarket. Friday night I carved them with my host family. My host sister and cousin scooped out the insides and I scrapped the sides clean and carved them. One I carved a classic Jack, and the other was a spooky graveyard. Overall they came out really well. I then baked the pumpkin seeds with oil and salt. They came out all right, but not as good as mom's.
Hallow's Eve or mischief night I went out with my friends like it was any other Saturday night. We walked around the piazza and talked. A little bit into the evening I took out my camera and my friend asked to see it and the next thing I know he is running down the street asking to take pictures with random people!!!! This went on for the rest of the night. They ran after groups of people, couples, always asking first, to take pictures with them. We also had someone take a group picture which came out really nice. The next day was Halloween!
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. In New York the weather is cooler, leaves changing and littering the ground. In general Autumn is my favorite season and I love candy and dressing up so Halloween by default is a fun holiday for me. It did not really like Halloween at all. Yes I carved pumpkins, ate pumpkin seeds and candy corn (my mom mailed packages and they arrived on Friday the 29th, thank you mom) and I listened to some "Halloween" music, but there was still something missing. I ended up going shopping with my host sister and her friends. I bought some books; Alice in Wonderland (but in Italian-Le Avventure di Alice nel Paese delle Meraviglie), Hamlet-Amleto, and Shakespeare's Sonnets-Sonnetti. Then we went to see a movie. Like before, I got the basic idea of the movie and I could pick out words and phrases, but it wasn't complete like English.
When we returned home I got ready for bed and watched the latest episode of The Big Bang The Theory and after that Tim Burton's The Corpse Bride. Before I closed my eyes to sleep I thought about what my friends were doing back in New York and other kids all over America. Going door from door asking for candy, running from house to house in their costumes and when it was done dumping their candy on the floor and sorting what they like and don't like and trading with their friends. I don't think there is an age limit for trick-or-treating because inside we are all kids so what better day than Halloween to have fun. Yes people don't want to give "grown-ups" candy and yes they should save it for the younger children, but its just so much fun!!!!!
November 1st and 2nd I was off from school for a reason I am not sure of, something like the day of the dead, maybe...anyway, it was nice to sleep in and not worry about going to school. Monday night, November 1st, some friends came over and we were going to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas in Italian, but we lost power. Once the power was back we played wii sports and then watched the Italian version of Big Brother, Grande Fratello. I had baked chocolate chip cookies for everyone, and they loved them!!!!!! I was so happy they enjoyed an American classic. I also shared sweet tarts, sour patch kids, and Reese's peanut butter cups with them; which they also loved. Overall it was a fun night seeing everyone and just hanging out.
With the holiday season coming I am starting to miss home a little more. I miss everyone, but I am enjoying my time here. I have met some amazing people and I still have eight months of fun and adventures!!!
Hallow's Eve or mischief night I went out with my friends like it was any other Saturday night. We walked around the piazza and talked. A little bit into the evening I took out my camera and my friend asked to see it and the next thing I know he is running down the street asking to take pictures with random people!!!! This went on for the rest of the night. They ran after groups of people, couples, always asking first, to take pictures with them. We also had someone take a group picture which came out really nice. The next day was Halloween!
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. In New York the weather is cooler, leaves changing and littering the ground. In general Autumn is my favorite season and I love candy and dressing up so Halloween by default is a fun holiday for me. It did not really like Halloween at all. Yes I carved pumpkins, ate pumpkin seeds and candy corn (my mom mailed packages and they arrived on Friday the 29th, thank you mom) and I listened to some "Halloween" music, but there was still something missing. I ended up going shopping with my host sister and her friends. I bought some books; Alice in Wonderland (but in Italian-Le Avventure di Alice nel Paese delle Meraviglie), Hamlet-Amleto, and Shakespeare's Sonnets-Sonnetti. Then we went to see a movie. Like before, I got the basic idea of the movie and I could pick out words and phrases, but it wasn't complete like English.
When we returned home I got ready for bed and watched the latest episode of The Big Bang The Theory and after that Tim Burton's The Corpse Bride. Before I closed my eyes to sleep I thought about what my friends were doing back in New York and other kids all over America. Going door from door asking for candy, running from house to house in their costumes and when it was done dumping their candy on the floor and sorting what they like and don't like and trading with their friends. I don't think there is an age limit for trick-or-treating because inside we are all kids so what better day than Halloween to have fun. Yes people don't want to give "grown-ups" candy and yes they should save it for the younger children, but its just so much fun!!!!!
November 1st and 2nd I was off from school for a reason I am not sure of, something like the day of the dead, maybe...anyway, it was nice to sleep in and not worry about going to school. Monday night, November 1st, some friends came over and we were going to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas in Italian, but we lost power. Once the power was back we played wii sports and then watched the Italian version of Big Brother, Grande Fratello. I had baked chocolate chip cookies for everyone, and they loved them!!!!!! I was so happy they enjoyed an American classic. I also shared sweet tarts, sour patch kids, and Reese's peanut butter cups with them; which they also loved. Overall it was a fun night seeing everyone and just hanging out.
With the holiday season coming I am starting to miss home a little more. I miss everyone, but I am enjoying my time here. I have met some amazing people and I still have eight months of fun and adventures!!!
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