AFSer Michelle in Italy: "I Love it All!"

I have been here for a week, and it has been the most exciting week of my life! Basically, I love it all:

I love the food.
I love the language.
I love my host family.
I love Fossano.
I love my class.
I love the sidewalks.
I love the coffee.
I love the other intercultura kids in my local chapter.
I love the Alps that you can see any direction you look.
I love the castle in Fossano.
I love Via Roma (a street)
I love the snow.
I love the victory of communication.
I love speaking full sentences in Italian with correct grammar!
I love the bread.
I love the pasta.
I love the cheese.
I love the fake Mexican food my host family and I tried to piece together.
I love the snack between 4 and 5 O'clock that has it's own name.
I love my friends.
I love setting the table and clearing the table for dinner.
I love my house.
I love the little socks with sticky things on the bottom that we wear in the house.
I love Cuneo.

I love my routine.
I love walking home after school.
I love the neighbors dog.
I love teaching my friends weird English phrases.
I love the cobblestones of the main street here.
I love the tiny little shops.
I love olive oil that the neighbors make and give to us.
I love my life in Italy!

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