Ciao a tutti! (Hello everyone)
Finally, after a long 30 hours travelling and stops in Bangkok, Dubai and Rome, I've arrived in Udine, Italy, and it's safe to say I'm pretty tired!
Luckily, I had another exchange student, Callie, that was travelling to Udine at the same time as me, so I had someone to talk to on the plane!
After landing in Trieste in the early evening, Callie's host family picked us up and drove us (at speeds of up to 150km/h, I now understand what people mean when they comment about the Italians' crazy driving), into the heart of Udine. As it was already dark, I wasn't able to see much of the town, but from what I saw, it certainly is beautiful! Very old, rustic buildings with ivy and cobblestone roads...I can't wait to explore more.
My host sister Allegra's birthday party was that night at a local Indian restaurant, so ironically my first real meal in Italy was Indian food!
I got to meet all her friends and listen to about 30 different people speak in a language I completely do not understand, but it was absoluely amazing. Over their thick Italian accents, a lot of them really tried to talk to me in English, asking me questions, showing me photos of Kangaroos and koalas and shark attacks, and using google translate to try and ask questions in English. Just the fact that they were trying to make such an effort was really great and made me feel very welcome. However, the party didn't wrap up until midnight, and I was definitely in desperate need of a sleep... Thankfully I have my own bedroom and ensuite bathroom!
I am so excited and happy to be here, and I can't wait to see where these next three months take me (hopefully to learning some more Italian - I'm absolutely hopeless)!
Love,
Jen
Jenny sent a reply comment but can't see if you received it or not, so if you didn't get it, don't worry I will get the hang of it. If you did get it then that's good. Anyway love you from N & P xxxx
ReplyDeleteI have now got the hang. Anyway your blog was wonderful, you write a great travel blog, we will be very excited to read each one. We followed you all the way from home on what will be an amazing journey of wonder and discovery. The Italian people are beautiful and very welcoming . love you xxxx from Nanny and Poppa
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