Day 0

Ciao tutti!

This is me:

I don't like being in pictures. This is the best it's going to get with self-portraits. And yes, that is laundry behind me.

So. If you were not directed here by me, let me offer some explanation: I am a secondary education major at Indiana University and through the Cultural Immersions Project, I am finishing my student teaching in Italy. [insert cheers here] I'm going with a couple other IU students, but they're all in another city; I happen to be going to Voghera, Italy-- in the Lombardy region-- and I will be living with a family of six.

More explanation: I travel quite often, mostly with my mum. I've visited Italy before with her on break. The first semester of junior year, I studied abroad in Milan for five months (see above picture). I've also taken various Italian culture and language classes. Even so, living with a family and teaching there will be a completely different experience.

I fly out tomorrow and arrive Sunday morning where my host family will be picking me up.  On Monday, I'm supposed to be going to meet the high school teachers with which I will be working. I'll be trying to update this blog every other day or so--maybe?-- but we'll see what happens.

The research has been completed and my suitcase has been battled close, but am I ready? I don't feel like it, but I'm chalking that up to pre-flight jitters.