Day 14: The Placement

So, hey. Finally got some batteries for my camera and attempted to do things with things.

So, let's talk about my placement. As already said my host family is super nice. I enjoy them.

I live in Voghera.

There are supposed to be mountains there. You're going to have to trust me on this one.

This is a map. Maps are important when you get lost as much as I do.

 

Here's a street. Yep. Look at that street.

There are a bunch of castles in Italy, due to past rulers. Due to past rulers, these castles sometimes have weird and varied histories.

Voghera castle. It was turned into a prison. HISTORY.

Religion is a big part of Italian culture. (See: Vatican City, Catholicism, the Pope, etc.) So, there are bound to be churches. The biggest church in a city is usually called il duomo.

My host family goes to Mass here. There is restoration going on inside to fix the paintings on the walls and ceiling.

Someone told me that the church was originally built during the 1400s, but it was destroyed in a fire in the 1800s. I don't know how accurate that is.

Churches tend to be the center of town, so shops sprawl out around it.

There are shops hiding under those arches.

I live in a home about thirty minutes from the town center. (Due to rain and cold and illness on my part, I have not attempted the walk yet.) There are three floors and a basement.

This is the living room. There's usually a fire burning in the fireplace.

Kitchen!

My room is on the bottom floor.

Please, ignore the mess.

There's a bathroom right there that I pretty much get to myself, which is nice.

Bathroom! Also comes with complimentary washing machine.

I think my room must have been a play room for the kids at some point. It's filled with games...

Cannibalmania? Yes, please.