Celebrating July 24th

I love Summer, especially when I am in Utah.

Don't get me wrong I had a blast spending my Summer in Italy, but there is nothing better than being around my family and friends. I was very happy to be back to celebrate July 24th. I love fireworks and gathering with people I love. It was so much fun to be able to catch up with everyone and their adventures for the summer.

~Fireworks~

Dinner Time...yumm!

a little taste of my adventure....

Italy is amazzzing.

I cant believe I have lived here already for over a month.

I love the food and especially the fruit...always fresh and amazzing.

I have loved the families have lived with so far.

My first family I lived with for two weeks. They were amazing people and took such good care of me. They have a little boy named Alessandro, he is 6 years old. They took me to Rome for two weekend in a row and showed me so many things. I was very sad to leave them. The next family I went to was in Fiuggi, which they had three girls that were 9, 10, and 14 yrs old. It was a lot of fun spending time with them. Every night I would go and hang out with little 14 year old years. it was pretty hilarious. But the cutest thing was when Elisa the older girl was crying when I was leaving....presh. haha

I have had the opportunity to visit so many places while I have been here.

Towns I have visited:

Sanremo, Genova, Rome, Giudonia, Fiuggi, Forlì, Rimini, Trivolgiona, San Marino, Bologna, and Tivoli.

Its been so fun to have the opportunity like this. Even though some days are hard and the kids are a pain. Its been worth it to experience the things that I have. I love Italy and would definitely come back next year. I love coming here and opening up my eyes to things that I have never seen. From the culture to everyday life. I feel like my life has changed for the better.

Some moments from my adventure.....

Tutor and Helper group from Forlì

Top left to right: Breon, Sarah, Heather, Cady, me, Andrew, Patrick

Bottom left to right: Nicole, Amy, Giulia

Heather and I in San Marino

All the girls

Sarah, Heather, Cady, and I

My cute family from Fiuggi

Heather caring a bike home after the tire blew up on are way home.

We laughed the whole way home which took about 45 walking.

My group in Fiuggi (11 and 12 yr old)

Chiara and I she was so adorable.

Fiuggi camp doing there final show about "Grease on the Titanic"

The kids wrote me a cute note and read it to the audience on how they loved me.

My "Olympic group" From Fiuggi

First camp in Giudonia

Two girls from my class

Cute Alessandro (my host brother) and Lucrezia

Dont know how to flip, but friends from orietation in Sanremo

YAY!!! World Cup

(Waka Waka eh eh!)

First site of Italy! I was very excited and tired!

Sanremo for orientation

Sanremo for Orientation

Orientation site seeing

First pizza in italy yumm...