First Couple Days.

They really aren't kidding when they say you understand nothing. The only striaght up English I've heard in the past 5 days is american music. I don't mind this at all because it will make me learn Italian fast but at some points it's very frustrating because you feel you are frustrating other people. My family is fantastic. Everyone is very nice and has tons of patience. The food is fantastic and I like that for all meals we sit down all together and eat. We did this with dinner at home in America but Lunch isn't considered a big meal. Whereas here when I get home from school the table is set and we all sit down and eat.  The 2 youngest boys Giorgio and Lorenzo (who the family calls Lore) are very sweet. One of the first days here I laid out all the coins in my wallet and we would take turns designing things with them and then guess what the others had designed in Italian. We played for a bit and I am proud do say that I know the word boat (barca) very well. The 2 older boys Giancarlo and Francesco know some english so we try and talk, mostly about music and teenage stuff. Giancarlo told me he thought it was very strange people in America say "This is the shit" to say something is cool. It's true it's very weird. Francesco likes pancakes alot, so I think I will make them Sunday morning.  Also I watched a movie the other night with Francesco, Giancarlo and Romeo. It was an American film, but in Italian, and Romeo commented multiple times about how much Americans like fire and explosions. He then said that if I was ever to use the Barbeque they would watch me very carefuly. I take the bus to school with Francesco in the morning and depending on the day I take it home, take it with Lucia ( a family friend), or Romeo or Giancarlo pick us up. Most of Romeo's family lives right next to us so I have met many cousins and aunts and uncles, and the grandparents- all very nice. Also they have many friends nearby who come for lunch and to hang out for a bit. I also enjoy helping people with English, I know that is not my purpose here but I like it. Yesterday I helped Vittoria, Poala's niece, with her English homework and she helped me study Italian. It was a good trade off. The house is beautiful. There are many large windows that open all the way and they have bars in front of them. They keep them open during the day and then you can close them window at night. It feels like your living inside and outside at the same time. It's awesome. They have 1 dog Baca (I'm not sure if that's how you spell it) and 3 cats. The cats are my new bestfriends (:

School is alright. I understand close to nothing. Except English class and Spanish class. I thought I was going to be in the classico school but instead I am in the Linguistico class. Which means I take french, the french teacher does not like that I am in his class and told the principle he didn't want to teach me so they said it was possible I would have to leave the class I was in 3E and go to a different one. Yesterday they said I would stay in 3E but I'm not sure if that still is the case because today in class he tried to talk to me and I had no clue what he was saying. He told me that the school has a certificate saying I am intermediate french so he didn't understand why I couldn't speak. I'm not quite sure where that certificate came from? But anyway I can't imagine had frustrating it would be for a teacher to have a student that has no clue what was going on and can't communicate with them in a language they know. So I understand a bit why he is upset. My Spanish teacher is very nice, as is the English teacher so I'm glad to know I can talk with them if I need anything. The kids at school are very nice. They ask many questions, like what does 'cheesy' mean and things like that. I sit next to Laura and Francesca who are both very helpful with the school work. Also I think it's interesting to learn about Italian teenage slang. Figo translates literally to cool in English but I think it means more sexy or hot than cool in English. Thus when you see a hot guy you say Che Figo! Francesca really likes to explain things about  dating and boys to me, I guess there is not a direct translation for the Italian word for dating to English. The closest translation is engaged. So I have had many people think Roberto is my boyfriend because they see we are 'engaged' on facebook. I have trouble explaining that it is a completely platonic thing and that we aren't really dating. Please excuse the spelling and grammer errors, I'm not particualy good at either of those things and I've noticed I've become worse since I arrived here. It's not joke when they say you are tired. I am tired all the time and would love to take a nap at any point in the day, but don't. I do sleep very well at night. So far Italy has been wonderful and I'm very excited for the next 10 months (: