So, I have made it here. I have survived 22 hours of travel, meeting my wonderful host family, biking through Carpi, seeing a castle, and a restaurant! Whew! It has been a very busy few days! We arrived in Carpi just before lunch. My family had signs and they were waiting for me. I was very happy to know that my father speaks very fluent english and my mother is pretty fluent as well. When we arrived at our house, they gave me a tour, showed me my room that has an amazing view (pictures to come later) and a balcony. Then we had lunch!
I was beyond excited for my first REAL Italian meal. We had spaghetti with tuna. It was delicious. My goal was to stay awake for the rest of the day until after dinner and then go to bed so that I could get acclimated to the new time zone. After lunch, we took bikes (I know my parents are laughing at this because at home, I dont ride bikes. But it's Italy and therefore way cooler to ride a bike through such a picturesque place.) to Carpi (a ten minute ride)and went through the piazza and saw the library that is a castle, the church, and a super old (14th or 15th century old) church.We ate gelato at a new gelato shop on the way in. I had chocolate and "creme", which was fantastic.
When we got home, I realized that I had never felt grubbier in my life. After 22 hours of travel and a full day of riding bikes, I needed a shower before dinner. So I showered and changed clothes and sat on my bed. I fell asleep a few minutes later. After a short, 20 minute, nap, I woke up to a knock at the door with my adorable host siblings telling me it was time for dinner. Leonardo, who is 8, is excited to practice his english with me so he said ( in an adorable Italian accent) "Brooke, it is time for dinner" only it sounded more like "Brooooke, eet ees time for deener." I love him. He is adorable and always trying to impress me with his english. He is very good with words but sometimes has troubles putting them into sentences. But he is doing well!
Well, it is time for bed! I have a long day of orientation tomorrow!
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