Friday, July 16, 2010

A Day in Trento






Yesterday we visited Trento, the capital of the autonomous province of Trentino. Trento is about an hour from Preore, where I live. We were all very tired and hot, so we didn't do much sightseeing in Trento. We saw the Piazza de Duomo and the Fountain of Neptune, and that was about it! ...However, we were able to do some shopping : ) You would be proud of me! I only bought earrings! I have been wearing the same pair for over a month now, and for a girl who loves earrings, a month is a verrrrrrrrrrrry long time! So I'm excited to try them out! : )
Today is my last day in Preore and I am sad to leave my host family. They have been incredible. I feel like a third daughter. They have already invited me (and my family!) to come and stay with them next year when I am working in Spain, and they are planning on me staying with them next summer for 3 weeks if I do ACLE again! I told them I would absolutely love it.
Tomorrow morning I leave for my last camp--a two-week camp in Santa Giustina, a city 80 km NW of Venice in the Province of Belluno.
And then I will be home on AUGUST 2nd!!! : ) Can't wait to see everyone!
xoxo

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Friday, July 9, 2010

Carisolo City Camp June 28-July 9

Here are some photos from my two-week City Camp in Carisolo, Trentino:











xoxo, Christy










Saturday, July 3, 2010

VENICE!




Today Chenoa (my awesome friend from Cape Town, South Africa) and I went to Venice with my host family. We live about three hours away from Venice in car, so we decided to drive! So cool. Venice is absolutely beautiful! We got a tourist 'bus' pass for the day and rode the 'bus' boat around the Grand Canal; saw the famous Ponte di Rialto; got off and wandered down some of the side streets, looking at the beautiful canals full of gondolas; had pizza; visited Piazza San Marco and the Bridge of Sighs, which was the last bit of sky the prisoners saw before entering the underground prison; went for a 30-second gondola ride; and then ended the day with a trip to Murano to see the famous Murano glass workshop! It was an amazing, but exhaustingly hot day! For only having one day in Venice, I'd say we did a good job of seeing the highlights! However, I would go back to Venice in a heartbeat! It's just such a magical city...

Friday, July 2, 2010

Mi Compleanno!



For my birthday, all of the kids at camp made me cards and put on little skits and my host family threw me a surprise birthday party! They invited the other three tutors from camp and the camp director over for a dinner party. It was wonderful : )
xoxo, Christy