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St. Daniele Festival.

This week has been the St. Daniele Festival, here in Belvedere. It's been so much fun. Today is the last day of it. This last week I've had fireworks out my window twice, and heard them 4 times. It's been really fun dressing up, going out. I've spent more money than I should have. But I have about half of my gifts for people now, so that's good. :) I also found out that I am switching host families sometime in December. I have met my other host family though, and I like them, so I think it will be a good opportunity to experience different types of Italian households. Sometime next spring I will be moving back in with my current family again. :) I love it here, and I'm finally getting use to the language. I can understand almost everything in conversations, but I never know how to respond. I don't know how to piece together sentences yet. I guess that will all come in time.

Me and my current host sister Elisa(blonde)

 Me and my future host sister Elisa(Brown)

 Me and my current host sister Silvia!!! :) Cooking American Brownies!

 One of the sets of fireworks. :)

"Where I come from there's a preacher man in a cowboy shirt."

I have now been in Italy almost a month. It is so beautiful here. My host family is amazing and kind. Tonight my host sister and I are going to make American Brownies!!! :) Hopefully it will actually work, we had to switch up the recipe a bit, but I am sure it will be fine. :) I don't really want to explain every little detail that has happened over here, so I think I will just post some pictures and you can figure it out for yourself. If I even have anyone reading my blog. :)

This one is to show my tan. I am pretty proud of it.

 The castle I pass every day on my way to school.

 The skinny streets in Old Belvedere.

 Me playing in the water <3 br="br">

 The Cathedral in Milan.

 My class.

 Beautiful view

 Old something.

 My friend and me :)

 My other ASSE exchange students all in Milan!!!! :) They're the best!!

 We're being weird. :) Classmates.

 Some raw meat that we eat over here. :)

"Don't forget to remember me"

I love my job, it's amazing and I love the residents, I work as a nurses aid.

I'm also super excited because I'm flying to New York with my friend Matthew from school, we were in plays together. :) Once I get to New York I'm meeting with other exchange students going to Italy. It's going to be an amazing experience, and I'm so excited. I have an amazing host family who I've gotten to know a little bit over facebook.

Last Thursday my mother, father and I had a meeting in the cities to get my visa, that went pretty well. I have so much more to do before I leave it's going to be crazy seeing if I can get it all done in time.

I'm going to Italy.

I officially am leaving for Italy September 10th.

Lammmmme

Blogs are lame. I always feel super unorganized when I don't get the chance to post. But sorry to say, I'm a teenager, and I kinda have a life. I currently have a job at a nursing home. That's like the only news. Okay bye. :)

Duluth

Thursday was my high school's choir concert. After that was done I spent the night at Rachel's! :) Along with another one of our friends Alesha! :) It was really fun, but we didn't get as much sleep as we should have.
On Friday we left in the early hours of the morning to go to Duluth, for our choir trip.
The trip was lame.
We spent all morning in the bus, and then in the afternoon we went on this tour of a place, which probably would have been fun. But I was tired, and crabby. And the weather was gross.
Then we had two hours to walk around Duluth, but the weather was still disgusting out. I stayed in the bus and slept. After that we went to eat and then went to a concert. The concert was the only cool part about the trip.
Friday night we got home at like 3am and Alesha and I went to Rachel's house again. When we woke up in the morning on Saturday we celebrated Rachel's brother, Brian's birthday. :)