Italian Course and the First Week

We began the Italian course a few days after we arrived and it was 6 hours a day of straight Italian. I enjoyed it because i really love languages and was really interested in learning all i could about the language so i could make this adventure and meaningful as possible. In my class we had about 6 people from turkey, and little did i know that soon they would become some of my best friends here. We learned a lot, and it was also good because after spending 6 hours a day with the same people over and over again, you become pretty close, so we had a really good time. Besides Italian, i continued to meet people and explore Milan, some who would become my best friends here. I met a guy from NYU, Ravi, who happens to live in Jupiter, Florida, like 45 minutes away from my Dad. He is a great guy and we get along great and just joke around and have a good time no matter what we are doing. Also there is a girl from Japan named Saiko and she is one of the most amazing people I've met, she is always so happy and has such a great personality. Another great guy, and one of the funniest i've ever met, is Antonio, from Portugal, whose full name is Antonio Maria de Portugal e Castro Doray Belmar de Costa (How Awesome!) who at first did not have housing and was staying with some of his Portuguese friends. It just goes to show you, the Portuguese did not know each other not a week ago, and already they are willing to let their new friends stay at their place in their room while he solves his problem. It goes to show that there really are good people in this world and when you are open to things you can create amazing friendships. I knew right away that these guys would be my best friends here and only after a few days. We kept exploring the city and going to Italian and did the same thing for about a week trying new places to eat. Wow, the pizza here is sooooooo good. Seeing new things, and just experiencing a new culture. At first it was a little hard to get by, not knowing the language or anything, but if you put your mind to it, and 6 hours a day of class haha, you really begin to grasp and i began to feel like i could get by a little bit. It was a really cool feeling. A few days before the Italian course ended, some of my friends decided where we should take our first trip, Cinque Terre, one of, if not the most amazing place i have ever been to, which you will all hear about very shortly =) Until next time, Ciao!