It’s been a whirlwind so far, what with getting oriented in the city and timezone and figuring out how to communicate in broken Italian and English, and all the rest. Our program is so far really awesome, and we have the most romantic space to draw and paint and do whatever in, of which I will post a photo later. I’m relying on the other girls to take the photos of all the nice stuff, I thought we didn’t need 8 copies of the same things, so I’m saving my digital space for birds, broken things and and whatever catches my eye, other than the obvious. My host family situation is interesting. I’m staying with a hip 35 year old woman who has an apparently very busy life, as she isn’t home much. She’s very nice and accomodating and welcoming, but I cannot get over her clear plastic dining room chairs, so funny. 
Hi!
I’m so excited I finally have a blog to obsessively check and that you guys are having fun…Its miserable and cold (50′s again) and raining (more like monsoons) here so you definitely aren’t missing much.
I’m excited to see more from you guys, and hear all about it.
Congrats to you for making it there, you are going to have a fantastic time.
Come to France when you’re done! You can stay a few days with me for free!
Tonia, When you sit in clear plastic chairs, can you more easily find the food you dropped on the floor?
I’m glad the Parma trip has started out so well. I hope you continue to learn how to see things differently.
Theresa