So far everything is great!! I had some problems getting this blog started, but I think I got it down now. The flight from the US was extremely long and painful, but my tylenol p.m. allowed me to sleep for a few hours. I have been really lucky, cuz I have acclimated to the time change pretty well. The only problem is instead of my normal 11 am wakeup time, I am now getting up at 7am, so I don't know what to do with myself most mornings:)
Our first day here we walked around the old town of Corciano. It is amazing!!!! I keep saying it looks like a Disney version of Italy. Everything is so clean, there's flowers on every window. The kids play soccer at the local gelateria/piatzza. Everyone is extremely friendly, lots of Ciao's and Buongiorno's. Also the town is extremely safe. Everyone leaves the keys in their doors. I'm not kidding!!! The only thing is the crazy Italian drivers, we really have to watch out for them.
We also went to the local grocery store. That was an interesting experience!! Lots of cheeses, pastas and meats. They also don't have very much fresh milk and their eggs are not in the refrigeration isle. Just some interesting differences.
We also had a welcome dinner made by our hosts, Dina and Gabriele. It was fantastic. Dina worked on it all day. It was a 5 course meal, with all the local Italian foods.
For lunch that day we went to the local restaurant, and had a splendid meal. I had a caprese salad that was to die for!!!!! I'll have to get pictures of the restaurant, cuz it was really cool. Our only problem was figuring out which was the ladies room and which was the mens room, hahaha.
Yesterday we went into the town of Perugia for a quick trip for art supplies. This town is slightly larger than Corciano and only 15 mins away. We're going there on Friday to figure out the local bus system and they are having a jazz festival that night which should be tons of fun.
That same day we had our first class. It was the landscape painting class. It was really long and tiring and I got a tad bit burnt from being in the sun so long. But it was a great experience and I have a lot to learn :)
Arrivederci
