Ciao Italy!

Caio bella!

I made it across the Atlantic ocean, through London-Heathrow all the way to beautiful Italy. All I can say is Dolce & Gabana, Fendi and Prada, Gucci and Dior EVERYWHERE! Love it!

The picture above is at the waters edge of Lake Como looking back at the beautiful city. My friend Susanna, who I am staying with here in northern Italy, grew up here. Not a bad place to be from, if I do say so myself. Today Susanna and I went to the school where her mother teaches in Como to speak to 3 classes of high school students who are studing english. Susanna spoke about her experiance at her University in Milan and the time she spent in Colorado at CSU (where I met her). I answered questions about life in America: What is the best city? Will Obama make a good president? and the really important one What kind of animals are there in America? It was a lot of fun and I now have at least three 13-14yr old Italian boyfriends, go me!

Last night Susanna and Maurizio gathered all of their english speaking friends together for dinner so I would have someone to talk to and so they could practice their english on me. We went out for pizza at a pizzaria that a friend of Maurizio owns. OMG, real Italian pizza is so fricken good. Susanna's father, whom I ate lunch with today, explained that it is because the ingrediants are so much better here and after eating pizza, lasanga, and gnoochi I must agree. It has been like regular Italian food on flavor steroids, simply fantastico!

Susanna has so much more planned for me this weekend. We are going back to Como tomorrow to meet the rest of her family and see the real Bellagio. We are also going to swing by villa di George Clooney, seeing as how he is practically neighbors with Susannas sister on the lake, I am sure he will be very glad to see us!

Arriverderci for now! xoxo,

S