We are leaving our first hotel (Hotel Adua) and heading toward the next one near Verona.
I hope everyone had a good Fourth of July, I know I did.
That must sound weird considering we were in Italy and 4th of July is an American holiday, but the chef we were cooking with found out about it and after dinner (that ended around 11pm) he brought out fireworks.
Now, where he got fireworks will puzzle me and they were nothing like back home but it was still a nice gesture and still really fun.
Everyone was drunk and giggling and making fools of themselves.
It was also my cousins birthday (we have five birthdays on this trip) so I got up and sang "Tu Lo Sai" after the third course and right before dessert. It was just a big party, and it is like this every single night.
Italy has it right when it comes to dinners. Big courses, good friends, good wine and giggling about everything.

I'm sorry there have been no pictures yet, for those that don't know my charger for my laptop blew when I plugged it into the voltage regulator. I guess Apple has something about that but of course, who reads the manual for a Mac.
XD

I just wanted to tell everyone that I miss you all and everyone is getting gifts (you know who you are, I think I told you about it.

BAI

A New (and better) day

It is currently early afternoon (the computer I'm working on is 'home' time so I don't know exactly what time it is here. XD) and I'm in Lucca, Italy. It's a beautiful city with cool old walls.
Right now I'm sitting in the office of the cooking school we are working at, listening to the sound of knives and laughter and smelling lamb cooking and spices.
Oh, I wish you all could be here. It's so nice and warm, but less muggy in Lucca then it is by our hotel.

I have lots of pictures to upload, but sadly I'm working on the team (group) leaders laptop trying to get a report done. It was very nice of him while I look for an Apple store.
I'm currently hoping I can call the store in Roma and have them express ship me the charger so that I can have my lovely computer back.
I do miss it.

But, for now, I'm happy with what I have.

I've found out that it is proving very difficult not to just leave you guys all in America and pull a 'Under the Tuscan Sun' moment and move here. It is honestly the most beautiful place I've been to in a while. The weather is actually bearable, and we are living like many people. Wake up early, do stuff until about 12 or 1 and then it is rest time till 5.
Even all the shops close at 1 and open back at 5.

We have a lovely bar across the street from our hotel that has become the place to hang out. I guess the drinks there are wonderful and the girl is just a sweetheart, she is teaching us Italian and practicing her English.
Also! Potatoe chips and peanuts are served here like chips and salsa in Mexico.

It is an everyday thing.

I do miss you ALL! I'm gonna be sad to leave here but I plan on returning, perhaps moving here one day. I would love to live in many different places and see a lot of the world.

But for now, I say goodbye.
And when I come back, don't hate me when I answer things in Italian. XD.
Or describe things as primi (first).

XD
I hope the weather is good at home. I MISS YOU ALL!

Not a good day.

Fast blog.

Stupid voltage adapter fried my laptop charger.

I have less then an hour and fifteen minutes of battery life for ten days unless I can get to the only Apple Store in Italy.

Which is in Rome. 

Far far away.

GAH!

DEATH!