I have been here for two weeks now and I still cannot believe that I am in Italy and I am doing what I love and I am being paid to do it. It still seems completely surreal. It still doesn't quite feel like I am in Italy yet.... It does at times, but I think it won't really sink in until we are on tour and we are having to fend for ourselves.

My tour starts next Saturday/ Sunday and I cannot wait! As it stands now, our tour will be starting in Milan and we will be staying the company flat for 4 weeks and touring a lot of the Lombardy area. Then we will be going to Rome and be in the Lazio area, then Tuscany and surrounding areas, and ending in Triveneto, which is the Northeastern part of the country. We have been told that our tour will most likely change and could look completely different once we are on the road, but right now we know for sure that we will start out in Milan.

My friend Caleb left me with a quote just before I moved here and it is really a testament to how I feel about what I am doing. This is a quote from Diane Sawyer's father, she said that he told her to always live by these three things:

1) Do something you really love

2) Do it in the most adventurous place you can do it

3) And make sure it helps other people

After sharing this quote with me, Caleb told me that through this program I would be living this out, and I really believe that I am. I truly feel blessed to be able to have this experience.

Ciao for now!