Week one

Buongiorno 

Hope all is well at home. It has been a busy week I started school on Thursday and had no idea what I was doing. The people there are really friendly but they all smoke it's horrible and all my teachers are crazy not one of them is sane 👎🏻 I still can't understand a word anyone is saying but the people at school try and translate for me but otherwise Google translate has been my favourite thing to use. This city is massive and so pretty there's lots to go and do but a lot of it is quite costly. There is a statue that's is pointing the finger at the city im not sure why but there's a picture below (I cried I laughed so much). These people eat shitloads like too much idk how they are skinny 😭 I started playing basketball with a team,I went to one training, the coach is continuously texting to see when I can go to training again because they train 4 times a week but I'm not sure I like it because there training is so impractical for the game and it's hard because idk what he's telling me to do ( I think he just likes me for my height) but it keeps me busy and hopefully some of the weight off. 

My host parents are good they don't expect me to do anything around the house but they don't like it when I'm in the house they always telling me to go and find some friends to hang out with and its a bit hard because I only been here a week ( I don't have friends) I do Italian lessons twice a week with some lady and I suck at it aparently but that's okay I might get better I might not .. The language is shit but I love the English subject at school we have to do a project and everyone wants me to work with them. Next weekend I'm off with rotary to the Venice carnival which should be good I recon. The days keep getting shorter and it's getting colder  everyday I had to buy some new jumpers and jackets. And absolutely no one in this city should have there licence!! NOBODY!!!!  I do really miss everyone but I'll survive :) I'll keep in touch. Here's some pictures for you all

Ciao💜

First week

The flight to Italy was long but enjoyable the other exchangees and myself all flew as a group to Doha. From Doha we all descended into the gates that lead to our country I flew with 2 other exchange students Tom and Lillian that are also doing exchange in Italy. We were seated together once again and continued our journey :) I've been in Milan for only 2 days and I've learnt so much there is a lot of history to all the building and everything is fairly old but it's beautiful. I have had some trouble with home sickness and so I did the thing everyone told me not to do and I skyped my family. But as bad as everyone made it out to be  it made me personally feel better and I didn't even cry ! I do miss everyone and it is hard trying to adapt the language is frustrating because I just want to know what people are saying to me and talking about but I have Italian lessons so hopefully I can speak it soon. They drive on the wrong side of the car and the road and they make there toasties in the toaster but it's all an experience right ? I start school on Thursday so will see how I go then and let you know how I'm going in about a weeks time so talk to you then :) 

Ciao