Cube Ravenna

... as each seat filled the novelty soon wore off. It became cramped and uncomfortable... both physically and socially. As soon as we got to Austria however, the stunning views of the huge, steaming mountain forests, and ice blue rivers took our minds off the traveling conditions. On several occasions we couldn't help but gasp and 'wow' at the surroundings (which I felt quite guilty for doing because there was a blind woman in our carriage).

Nevertheless, it is an understatement to ...

... tell y'all what's been going on...

I'm on week #2 on the farm. Agri-tourism they call it. It has taken me awhile to write because as I mentioned, I've been toiling with my perceptions of what this experience is. It can be looked at in completely contradictory ways - and both would be absolutely correct.

I am just outside a village called Dozza working on a Help Exchange program. I found their ad on the website, responded, they accepted, and here I am!! Basically, this ...

... watching the goats being entirely uncooperative and Mark being determined to outsmart them. I can almost hear his thoughts - "must be smarter than the goats... C'mere you little...#(@^#@*!!" ha! (We do work shifts here - I'm on the afternoon shift - for those of you wondering why I might be allowing the goats to run wild as I sit back and snicker! lol! )

But I'll back up in time a bit and give the low down leading to now....

After saying ...

... Mozzarella.... wie imm** ;-)

Sarah - hat als Probe für das "Promidinn**" nächste Woche den Rest üb**nommen.

Paps - ...ein** muss ja auch essen - od** ?

Das Menü: - Vorspeise: Caprese
Hauptspeise: Spagetti mit Basilikum Pesto od** mit Olivenöl
Nachspeise: "die Ecke des Monats "

Geschmeckt hat´s jedenfalls h**vorragend !!!! ... und nichts ist ...

... front. The beach is broken into sections each section has a restaurant, sporting stuff (basketball hoops, Volleyball, Gyms, etc.) lounge chairs and umbrellas. Some even have an outdoor gym. The beach is actually sand, which is a novelty for Italy. We picked up some of the free bikes from the hotel and rode all around the city. I stopped and had a quick swim, Outside of the fact both of our asses were completely numb and bruised afterwards (not the best bikes ...

... 50-100 pieces of flat bread (pizza crust type things with no sauce) were cooked fresh, and carried into a tent that had tables and tables with chunks of parmesan, proscutto crudo for days, salami olives, Italian style bacon, a soft spreadable cheese, cucumbers, and various other toppings. From there I followed the what appeared to be the popular custom of grabbing a flat bread square, then folding it and loading it with meat, cheese, anything else you ...

... the track prices were so high for the gear and we got it for joining the fan club. From here we went to the town of Rimini and tried to find the Italian National motorcycle Museum. The GPS had us in the area but we couldn’t find it , even asking around was fruitless so we drove around the local airport side road amongst farm houses and came upon it tucked up a side road with very little signage. The man was heading out for lunch but also told us ...

... il mio italiano.
Le cose più belle sono successe in questo viaggio. Ho conosciuto gente dal tutto il mondo e ho fatto amici veramente di cuore. Al corso italiano che andavo ho conosciuto l'amore della mia vita e la persona migliore per girare il mondo. Ho cominciato a viaggiare molto purtoppo finora solo in Europa ma con la intenzione di andare dappertutto.
Milano, la grigia città secondo molti, la città più brutta di Italia, per me era incredibile...

... out my number. Italians have the irritating tradition of closing everything in the afternoon for two hours, (or for the rest of the day on Thursdays), making it difficult to plan properly on when to go to a frigging store! Other than that not a whole lot more to report. The school organized a wine tasting yesterday with regional varieties, which was fun and there were a couple that were really good (I'm gonna try ...

... two away is San Marino, which is the small principality stuck in Italy and home of the San Marino Formula Grand Prix. I should have borrowed Elena's Yellow Peugeot and hit the highways at top speed. Ravenna is a town famous for Mosaics, and Dante. (the writer, not the terrible film sharing his name plus the word Peak, starring Pierce Brosnan) The Basilica di San Vitale is stunning. Outside it is just another church made of red bricks. Not you 1960's ...