1 Week

So..I can't believe that it's here. The 1 week mark is here and I didn't even see it coming! Wow....I am so excited though!!! :) My life here has been so great these past couple weeks that I almost completly forgot about leaving. I know...it's weird. I don't know. I have so many people to hang out with, so many things I want to do, but I have no time! I've made a few new best friends that are over here and now I'm leaving them...which is like really, really sad :( Saying goodbye is going to be hard this week, but I'm so excited to meet everyone in Italy! I just have a few more last second things to get before I leave and I think I'll be alright. This weeks is going to go by sooooo fast!!!!!!!!!! On one side I want it to, but on the other I would like to freeze time so I can enjoy the amazing life I'm having right now!

Lecce

So the more I know where I'm staying, the more I like it. Lecce is in the very south in the Puglia region(the heal of the boot). The city looks gorgeous! I asked for a city with history and that's what I got! Lecce wasn't originally Roman, it was Greek! It was later taken over by the Romans in the 3rd century B.C. So this city has a lot of Greek and Roman influence. The area is famous for its limestone that is used most commonly for sculptures, olive oil, and wine. The city is decorated with beautiful Baroque style architecture. Not only does the city have all the wonderful history, Lecce seems to have a fun night life too. Lecce is a college town so at night a lot of students go to what they call "discos". These would probably be considered clubs in the U.S. Lecce is also located near the beach:) From my house it's about a 15 minute drive!!! YAY! Oh and there is a professional soccer team in the city. They are a part of the Siere A league, U.S. Lecce. I really hope that I can go to some of their games because their stadium is only about a 5 minute drive from where I'm staying. And the one thing people care about when they think of Italy...food!!! Since Lecce is so close to the sea, they eat a lot of seafood. Everything you read about their food sounds so delicious I just can't wait to try it all!!! Here's some picture of Lecce. Hope you enjoy!

Host Family

Hey!! I've been really bad about updating this on information....so this is a little late. Oh well better late than never. So I found out my host family!!! I'm so excited! :D I have 2 sisters!!! My older sister Annalisa is 20 years old, and I have a younger sister, Grazia who is 15!!! :) I also have a mom and a dad (which is exciting because here I only live with my mom). It says they're pharmacists, so that's pretty intersting. They live really close to my school too!!! So I can probably just walk there in the mornings which is really nice. Ok so the 411 on my family so far:
I've only really talked to Annalisa, but I really like her! She's super nice and SHE SPEAKS ENGLISH!!! Haha. We have a lot in common though. She played volleyball for 5 years, but had to quit because of studying. She still plays some beach volleyball in the summer. She loves Disney and Harry Potter!!!! YAY!!! AHH!! The only bad thing is that she goes to college in Bologna, so she's pretty far away for most of the year :( Grazia seems really nice too. She doesn't speak english that well, but I think that will be good for me because that will make me have to learn Italian. She said they don't have internet at their house but she said "house sea" so I'm not sure if she ment like a beach house or house see...so I guess I'll see...I haven't talked to my parents at all though. I sent them an email but they never replied. I wrote a letter and I'm sending it to them tomorrow though just incase they didn't.
Anyway I'm really happy with where I got placed :D I think it's going to be a really fun year and I can't wait to meet everyone! I heard Italians are really nice and open so I can't wait to get there!!