And Im Here!!!

Hello All!

So I arrived safely in Italy at 7:20 local time, and then promptly boarded a bus to get to my connecting flight to Verona and got here around 10:00 local time. I realize that the 7 hour time difference is now fully in affect as my father did not immediatly text me back when I said I arrived! :)
As soon as I went through security at O'Hare I met up with the three other people on my flight from the program! They were all very nice and we had a great time! I think I would have been lost without them once we got to Verona. The plane ride from Rome to Chicago was lonngg, I only slept about an hour. The plane ride to Verona went fine. The woman next to me spoke no English and kept pointing at pictures of people in the newspaper and telling me they were "no good" by making faces. I just nodded.
I have now gotten to my new apartment which is fabulous and completely Italian! I was greeted by a cute Italian couple who are the landlords of the building. They showed me where everything was, the had gotten me some water and yogurt in case I was hungry. I was then taken to their apartment which is a floor above mine to discuss life. They immediatly poored me a glass of wine and gave me a bowl of olives! love it!! The lady, Ann, doesnt speak any English, but the husband does pretty well. They were so cute! She got on Facebook to show me pictures of other U of I students that had stayed with them! We also drank out of wine glasses that had the Chicago skyline etched in it.
Now I have to unpack and SHOWER! We are having dinner at nine tonight, but the challenge is we have to find the place on our own. Luckily they gave us a map! The landlords showed the a route and told me it would take about 20/25 minutes. My roommate should be here shortly! Yay! I'll keep you all updated! Hope all is well!

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