Im Alive!!!!!!!

Hello everyone! I know you have probably been worried about me. Im fine. Im more than fine, I am having a blast in Rome. I love my group that Im with. The two guys are awesome, and all the girls are so much fun. I havent posted yet because the internet has been down in our hostel. Sorry. Right now it is a little after eight am. I got up early just to let you know that I was ok! The public wifi here is reeeeeeaaaaaaallllllllyyyyyy slow, but I have one hour per day use of the internet via the computers in the hostel. which means unfortunately M&D, no skype for now (no cam on the hostel computers). I will try and let you know somehow, but I dont know when I will be able to. I love you, I am learning so much and seeing so much. The food is beyond excellent, I might gain 50 lbs while im here, so be prepared. Just to give you a hint of what we are doing, yesterday we saw the collisium (and we were up touring rome for over 12 hours) and today we are seeing the vatican and some other stuff. Ok, I have gotta go meet my group. Love you all, dont worry Mom. Im really doing super duper awesome with a cherry on top. Ciao! -Israel :)

I'm leaving my house! Bye OBX! BYE MOM!

Still Packing....

So, this didn't turn out exactly as I had planned... of course you pack light, but it is still too much. Oh my gawsh! It's almost 1 am. I gotta get up early! Ok. I'm mostly packed and I now have to clear off my camera cards. Italy here I come!

Clean

Clean shaven and ready to go. I've got lots to do today and I'm movin pretty slow.

Starting to Pack

Hey yall,

I'm starting to pack now. Got so much stuff to think about, my mind is swirling with what I need to take and what I want to take. I'm worried about what to wear, what shoes will be the best to travel with and to hike with. And I'm also a little worried about what I'm leaving behind. Do you think Franklin will survive in the hands of my parents?

Getting Prepped

Okay. So Now that I have set this thing up, I hope that all you guys will be able to keep up with me while I tour Italy. So here are some sad glimpses of my life in the last few months preparing for this little adventure:

Here is a collage of images of Italy on the wall by my bed in my apartment in Gville. I know, so lame, right? I'm a simple person, ok? It doesn't take that much to thrill me.

I finally found a red wine that works: Chianti. Whew, that was close. Wine is the water of Italy.

And I started reading this most helpful book: Italy- The Country and Its Cuisine. Perfect if your going to Italy. Like me :)

Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Meet me. Meet my camera. We are going to Italy. We still need to pack. We leave Saturday (today is Wednesday). And by "pack" we mean "buy all the stuff we are supposed to already have to go on this trip."