Today I did something new

I found this today for Danielle... I had to!!! Love you boo!!! I seen you're Uncle today!!!!

So today was yet another eventful day!! The group went out tonight to the Wasabi Sushi Bar, which was really more like a buffet. You pay a flat rate of 10 Euro for a drink of some kind, and get all the foos you can eat until 9 pm, which is when the real dinner starts. This is me and Kate with the Strawberry Coladas that we got.... amazing! They were beyond good. I had never had sushi before, and after being reprimanded into eating it, it really wasn't so bad. I only had a version of a California roll and some kind of roll with tuna and salmon in it, along with rice and noodles with baby shrimp in it, but overall I'd say it was something that has to be aquired to eat. Jennifer let me have a sip of her saki, which wasn't so bad either. Something else new! I guess it takes going to another country before I'll try something raw and wrapped in seaweed!

So far it's been great! The group that we're with is phenomenal, and everyone here seems to have a very healthy sense of curiosity and wonder. We went to il Duomo today. Only walked around the outside of it, but it was raining. Eleanora, our guide (and after today's Italian lesson she is now known as Professoresa Cassinelli) explained that it would be better to come back on a sunnier day and go to to roof where you can see the nearby mountains. She said you can see all of Milan up there, and it's spectacular. The building itself is one of the most world famous churches, it has nearly 3,600 statues around its exterior. And it is such a grand sight. All the buildings around it are not as big but still very tall and have a romanticism about their designs. The shopping center there has been around since the 1800s.

I love that it rained a bit today. I love the rain. It has such a romantic quality about it. We walked around the city today on a guided historical tour of it for 4 hours. We went to the king's castle today, we only got to look at it but it was said that on Sunday we may get to venture into it!! Exciting!!!

Prof. Cassinelli also said that on December 4 there is an Italian Opera going on discount to students, and we may get a group together to go see that. She also may be able to get us back stage!!!! And Wolfango (another one of our amazing guides) said he'd like to get a group together to go to a football game!!! This is very good news!! I'd love to be able to go to a soccer game while here... there are little stands all around offereing football merchandise, from flags to clothes to masks....just one of the many quirks I love about this city.

There was also an Italian ice cream truck/trolley in the Duomo square today... I loved it! All the many souvenir shops were crazy too... lmao!!

Thank you to everyone who has been commenting while I am gone, I really appreciate it!! I miss everyone, but have to say that so far I am having the time of my life. It is such a blessing that I have gotten the opportunity to be here and experience this. I love that I can share it with everyone. So much is going on, and I want to report on everything, but I know that I am leaving things out. For instance, I just remembered that we had out first Italian lessons today... not as bad as I expected! Hope everyone will keep writing....ciao bella!!!!