Hello from Italy

Hi everyone,
It seems like so much has happened since I left Chicago, and it's only been two days.

Andy (the boy I'm teaching English to) is great, as is the entire family. We play a lot of card games and wii because the weather has been a little hit or miss since I've been here. It's been overcast and rainy so not too much to do outside. However, I've heard it was supposed to be sunny today and when I woke up this morning it was! Hopefully we'll get to do a bit outside.

And their house is absolutely amazing. It's located in a valley surrounded by mountains. I'm in complete awe. Pictures to come soon, I promise.

And the food, wow. Nori (Paul's mom) is an incredible cook. She's made a lot of dishes specific to this region of Italy, some with pasta, others with meat, and some with veg as the main component, all delicious.

I'll probably write again this afternoon, because this post is very short, but I want to let everyone know that I don't have a very strong internet connection in my room. This will probably make it a bit more difficult to update the blog and post pictures because I'm not sure how much I'll be able to do before I go to bed at night. I'm still figuring out how much free time I have during the day. And it also means that we'll have to set up skype chats because I won't just leave it signed on. :( [but really, if that's the most disappointing thing about this trip, I don't have too much to complain about to be honest :)]

Miss you guys!