Hey guys,
First things first: sorry that it has taken me so long to get on here. I was having some connection problems. I don't have everything resolved so I might be putting some stuff like pictures on after this message. Bear with me.
Last night was so much fun. We are in Capoliveri on the Island of Elba and they have a festival/ party one night every week during the month of August. It is kind of a mix between Halloween and Marti-Gras but without the naked/ costumes. The whole town is decked out in periwinkle (thanks to Camille I know what that color is), purple, and black. All night there was music in the streets and it seemed like the whole island was milling about the small hilltop. They have this tradition to let small homemade balloons into the sky at 1:00 in the morning. It was really beautiful. The balloons are like hot air balloons but they are the size of big beach bags. There is a little square of some kind of flammable material inside on metal hangars that you light and it fills the balloon with hot air. After they launched the balloons there was a DJ and the whole square turned into the biggest dance I have ever seen. It was so much fun. Everyone was dancing in the street and singing. It was great! So, if you are ever on Elba in August (Which is one of the places you might be because you would never be inland. The whole country goes to the sea in August), definitely go to Capoliveri to be part of the festival.
On a side note, I have books! There is a bookstore here that has a shelf of English books so I now have three new books. I am very excited. For you non-readers you don’t understand but I would imagine it is the same feeling you have when a new movie comes out (but the feeling is stronger).
Also, one of the girls in the house showed me how to make the TV turn to English so I can watch TV now too. I don’t watch TV but if I ever get the urge to indulge it is now possible.
Sometimes, when the kids get too distracted during dinner, I move beside them to help ‘encourage (i.e.: manage spoonfuls of their dinner into their mouths because they aren’t eating)’ them to finish. So, today I moved beside Paolo who was sitting at the end of the table. I wasn’t going to fit (thanks to the abundance of bread that I now feel I can consume) so I sat on the corner of the table. Michela was looking at me funny so I finally looked up and she told me that in Italy there is a saying that if you sit on the corner of the table you will never find a husband. I moved.
That is about all of the new stuff. I felt very Italian today because I had my midday nap when it was very hot. Then, I stayed (am staying at the moment) up all night. If you get a chance, take a nap of your own and I will talk to you later!
First things first: sorry that it has taken me so long to get on here. I was having some connection problems. I don't have everything resolved so I might be putting some stuff like pictures on after this message. Bear with me.
Last night was so much fun. We are in Capoliveri on the Island of Elba and they have a festival/ party one night every week during the month of August. It is kind of a mix between Halloween and Marti-Gras but without the naked/ costumes. The whole town is decked out in periwinkle (thanks to Camille I know what that color is), purple, and black. All night there was music in the streets and it seemed like the whole island was milling about the small hilltop. They have this tradition to let small homemade balloons into the sky at 1:00 in the morning. It was really beautiful. The balloons are like hot air balloons but they are the size of big beach bags. There is a little square of some kind of flammable material inside on metal hangars that you light and it fills the balloon with hot air. After they launched the balloons there was a DJ and the whole square turned into the biggest dance I have ever seen. It was so much fun. Everyone was dancing in the street and singing. It was great! So, if you are ever on Elba in August (Which is one of the places you might be because you would never be inland. The whole country goes to the sea in August), definitely go to Capoliveri to be part of the festival.
On a side note, I have books! There is a bookstore here that has a shelf of English books so I now have three new books. I am very excited. For you non-readers you don’t understand but I would imagine it is the same feeling you have when a new movie comes out (but the feeling is stronger).
Also, one of the girls in the house showed me how to make the TV turn to English so I can watch TV now too. I don’t watch TV but if I ever get the urge to indulge it is now possible.
Sometimes, when the kids get too distracted during dinner, I move beside them to help ‘encourage (i.e.: manage spoonfuls of their dinner into their mouths because they aren’t eating)’ them to finish. So, today I moved beside Paolo who was sitting at the end of the table. I wasn’t going to fit (thanks to the abundance of bread that I now feel I can consume) so I sat on the corner of the table. Michela was looking at me funny so I finally looked up and she told me that in Italy there is a saying that if you sit on the corner of the table you will never find a husband. I moved.
That is about all of the new stuff. I felt very Italian today because I had my midday nap when it was very hot. Then, I stayed (am staying at the moment) up all night. If you get a chance, take a nap of your own and I will talk to you later!
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