Sicilia

Ciao Everyone,

I made it to Sicily alive. Just so you know, the weather and the sea are beautiful. I'm cheerfully enjoying my warm winter and thinking lovingly of everyone back home :) If it makes you feel any better, while it is a costal city, there are no beaches in Marsala so, I'm not sunbathing or anything.

I was going to do my homework before i wrote but, of course i did make this blog to avoid such things. I'm staying with Giuseppe's sister. Everyone was really worried that she would be "too much" as Bianca puts it, like Giuseppe. No worries. She's not at all. She's a lot how I think my mom would be if we moved to Sicily. She's really nice and she's a fantastic cook. Her husband is a doctor. It was his birthday today. We have pictures. Cosimo is 15 and he knows more grammatical things about english than I do. Lucrezia is the real reason I'm avoiding my homework right now. She's 9 and she's a wonderful girl but, she doesn't leave me alone even when I'm being really boring like reading scriptures or blowdrying my hair or eating carrots. She just stares at me while I do it and it's really hard to concentrate. She didn't go to school today but, she'll go tomorrow so I figure my homework can wait until she is no longer trying to read over my shoulder. Also in the pictures is Giuseppe's mom. I don't know any of  the adults names. You can pick up kids names because they are said so often but, only mama, papa, and nona for the adults so, it's more difficult.

Funny stories from home Bergamo.  When I say prayers at dinner Scott and Finlay can't understand everything I say but, they pick up their names so, I've had to start naming everyone in the prayer. It's really difficult to remember to say something for everyone but, Scott and Finlay get angry if I don't so, I'm learning quickly. On Saturday I left right before lunch and Bianca texted me to tell me that Scott and Finlay said the prayer since I was not there. She told me that they've been doing it at every meal since. I bought a camera about a week ago. Aparently it's are really nice camera. I just bought the cheapest one I could find but, everyone says it's really great so, huzzah to my purchasing skills. Anyway, I've been going crazy making videos of Scott and Finlay. They are so so adorable. Bianca says that me going to sicily for so long will be good for the boys because they can get used to the fact that i'm not always there but, I think I need it more than they do.

The family here is really a ton of fun. Lucrezia is really sweet even though I can't do my homework-hey that's a blessing right? If we all spoke the same language I think we'd all be great friends. I am learning more italian and quickly which is good. I have a dictionary and so does Lucrezia so we try to make things work.

Sicilia is so full of history. It was taken over by everyone. Greeks, Romans, and a ton of people so there is a ton of history and cool monuments in this little town. It's really cool to learn everything. I'm developing a bit of an Italian accent. It's not that i can't speak normal, it's just that i tend to speak the same as them. I think they understand it better when i stress the same vowels they do.