Taormina Travels

Well I have finally arrived in Taormina, Italy. After spending all day Saturday and Sunday traveling i've got most everything packed away. The plane ride from Dothan to Atlanta was bittersweet, I was so excited to be going to Italy but it was hard telling my parents and Jeffrey goodbye for awhile. I'm definitely gonna miss my friends but culture shock hasn't really affected me thus far. I had a 5-hour layover in Atlanta which was not ideal, but tolerable. The plane ride to Rome was long but nothing like the ride to China. I got a total of 8hrs of sleep between Friday night to Sunday, and if you know me that was pretty difficult!! Of course my phone over here is crap and not working right. I have the worst luck with phones over seas and it's not cool. As of now I can call anyone but no one can call me :(

Today has been beautiful. The sun is shining and if you look to the south you can see Mount Etna in all it's glory with smoke billowing out the top. The scenery here is just like you would image, taupe colored buildings, balconies aligned in flowers, and people saying Buon Giorno as you walk by. This place is straight out of one of my dreams! It's amazing but I do wish Jeffrey was here to share it with me :) The couples you see are so adorable, it's like everyone is so madly in love and such! Stuff here is not too expensive but since the dollar is worth nothing to euro it's gonna be a little difficult to stretch out the allowance i've been given on this trip.

Well I suppose I should go back to our hotel I have some homework to do before class tonight :(

Ciao ragazzi!