Italian Lessons From My Host Sister :)

 Today was the AFS Picnic in my region! I had such a great time! They even had a pretty little sign about us 3 leaving for an exchange :)

     (That's me: Shante'-Italy!)

 One of the best moments of the picnic was meeting my host sister Lucia!!! I found out I have been saying her name wrong all this time! It isn't Lucia like (Lew-see-a) it is Lucia like (Lew-Chee-a)! She said I can just call her Lucy though :) We practiced my Italiano and I found out I am worse than I thought I was :( Here are some of the things she taught me:

                                                                  Ho Fame- I'm Hungry

                                                                  Ho Sete-   I'm Thirsty

                                                                  Ho Sonno- I'm Tired

                                                                  Sono Stanca- I'm Tired

                                           Puoi Ripetere Per Piacere- Can You Repeat Please

                                           Puoi Parlare Piu Lentamente- Can You Speak More Slowly

( Lucia and I, Is it me or do I look like an Amazon!)

Probably the most fun thing of the day was the Bingo game! All the new foreign exchange students had to go around finding people that matched the description on there board. So under "Going to Italy", they needed my signature! All at once, they came up to me saying "SIGN THIS PLEASE!" "WRITE YOUR NAME HERE!" and I felt like a celebrity giving my autograph! It was practice for the future when I will be signing autographs on a daily basis ;)

All of the other AFSers were soo nice and I really appreciate the amazing welcome/going away party!

                                                                    I <3 AFS!

Ciao :)

  Shante'