I sure am..
And now i've lost all my photos from my camera...NOT HAPPY JAN!
Don't really have much to report on, im too excited at the moment.
Maybe i'll pre write my blogs, so then when i actually sit down to write them i have something to say. haha
Missing home, or shall i say the stability - who would have thought. Aimee - the gypsy - wanting stability. Well get used to it. i think when i get home ill be staying there for a looooong while.
Sorry i haven't made a great effort on this blog. just letting you'll know that im safe and loving it!
ciao ciao.xxx
July 4, 2009
June 13, 2009
First Impressions
WOW ok! So i'm finally here (well i have been for almost tow weeks now). What a journey already.
Lets start with the plane ride here. Long 7 1/2 hr intervals between, Brisbane, Singapore, Dubai and finally Milan. longest day of sunshine in my life! ha. It didnt help that i was still getting over my spell of food poisioning (damn you sushi!). But i got to Milan safe and sound. Found Crissy and off we went to our hotel.
Milan: well, let me say that if you ever want to be excepted anywhere near a catherdral wear long pants, and a sleeved top! It'll save you the embarrassment of being turned away at the door by the fashion police! ha. Anyway, when we retured to our hotel, got changed and came back to the catherdral we were more than welcomed inside. The struture and history of it was incredible, we even got to climb to the roof and hang out for a while as a parade involving military units below was being played out.
Haha. i almost forgot. Morrocans...the sneaky little dudes..come up to you in the square and basically rape your arm with a little rainbow cotton braclet, claiming that "you are my sister", "sister where are you from, Africa?"...Um NO! then they have the nerve to try to make money out of this silly little braclet market...hell no i will not pay a euro for something i didnt reallllly want..(it is pretty cool though) but maybe if he'd gone about it in a different way i might have parted with some mulah. I only had big notes anyways. So just after i was wrist raped by a morrocan, an Albanian comes up to me(i'm blind-sited) grabs my hand and forces corn or something like that into it for the swarm of pigeons around me to feast upon! haha before i knew it i had about 10 birds perched on my arms and head..gosh they think of some original ways to make a Euro!
I went to H&M (nar, nar, nar lisa!) i didn't buy anything yet though because i had no euros spare! DAMN! So fashion capital Milan...did it live up to standards? i wouldn't know, i don't give a flying fudge about fashion if im going to be completely honest haha. i mean there were all the big names, Armani, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana...blah blah.. yes there were lots of shops if you're into that sort of thing? i was more interested in finding out who was italian and who was a romanian or albanian!(if you haven't seen "Taken", go and rent it asap)
Train Ride: Milan to Trento..in 3 1/2 hrs flat! Nothing much to note about train rides they're all the same really. Freaky guys. Crazy gypsys trying to make a buck. We spent our time watching Dr. House(as he is know in italia) and funny clips, like women drivers and a funny cadbury add.
Trento: Ahhh what a Beautiful little town..gosh i wish i could upload pictures. Small but much nicer than a big city like Milan! Situated in a valley of mountains, im talking MOUNTAINS; bigger than i have ever seen, and then there are bigger ones i didnt even know exsisted yet (till i went for a hike in one of the mountains with my new family). I'm going to leave Trento and write a blog on itself later on.
It's good to be here, with my new family, the Bouquet & Braico family in Villamontgna. The view up here is better than living in the centre of Trento! I am loving the warm weather and the well behaved kids. That fact i have to catch a bus is exciting, i like people watching and buses are great for that. i love that i get weekends free, and that its summer and there are copious amounts of festivities to be had. i love that italians are so shy..at first. i love that when u go out for a drink, italians litteraly mean A drink..and it last for an hour...no funnels or sculling here. i love that i have an excuse to eat pasta nearly every day (and that i live at the top of a hill so there is only a minimal chance of my putting on the kilos). i love that people drive in third gear most of the time, sometimes forth when on the motorway. i love the freshwater lakes. i love that dirtbikes/motorcross bikes can be driven on the roads. i love that im going to learn to drive on the wrong(right)side of the road. I love that i might come home being bi-lingual. i love this family, they are so open, genreous, kind, flexible and real. i love that im reading 3 books a weeeeeeeek! ha, and that the library had and english section(thank you god) i love that i dont always have internet access and im learning to bring things back to basics and find different ways of entertaining myself. i love that every bathroom has a bee-day(cant spell it but u know the bum washer thing) i LOVE GELATO oh my god. im sorry baskins i am ever so loyal to you, but gelato is just on a new level of greatness. one thing i loathe is the dress code! closed in shoes and jeans...COME on people its HOT wear 'summer' clothes..grrr
So far so good. i am falling in love with italy. my first impressions of this country last time i visited were that of rude people and not very pretty landscape-wise.
Now all i need to do its find me a nice Italian Lover...! ;)
Ciao Ciao.x
Lets start with the plane ride here. Long 7 1/2 hr intervals between, Brisbane, Singapore, Dubai and finally Milan. longest day of sunshine in my life! ha. It didnt help that i was still getting over my spell of food poisioning (damn you sushi!). But i got to Milan safe and sound. Found Crissy and off we went to our hotel.
Milan: well, let me say that if you ever want to be excepted anywhere near a catherdral wear long pants, and a sleeved top! It'll save you the embarrassment of being turned away at the door by the fashion police! ha. Anyway, when we retured to our hotel, got changed and came back to the catherdral we were more than welcomed inside. The struture and history of it was incredible, we even got to climb to the roof and hang out for a while as a parade involving military units below was being played out.
Haha. i almost forgot. Morrocans...the sneaky little dudes..come up to you in the square and basically rape your arm with a little rainbow cotton braclet, claiming that "you are my sister", "sister where are you from, Africa?"...Um NO! then they have the nerve to try to make money out of this silly little braclet market...hell no i will not pay a euro for something i didnt reallllly want..(it is pretty cool though) but maybe if he'd gone about it in a different way i might have parted with some mulah. I only had big notes anyways. So just after i was wrist raped by a morrocan, an Albanian comes up to me(i'm blind-sited) grabs my hand and forces corn or something like that into it for the swarm of pigeons around me to feast upon! haha before i knew it i had about 10 birds perched on my arms and head..gosh they think of some original ways to make a Euro!
I went to H&M (nar, nar, nar lisa!) i didn't buy anything yet though because i had no euros spare! DAMN! So fashion capital Milan...did it live up to standards? i wouldn't know, i don't give a flying fudge about fashion if im going to be completely honest haha. i mean there were all the big names, Armani, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana...blah blah.. yes there were lots of shops if you're into that sort of thing? i was more interested in finding out who was italian and who was a romanian or albanian!(if you haven't seen "Taken", go and rent it asap)
Train Ride: Milan to Trento..in 3 1/2 hrs flat! Nothing much to note about train rides they're all the same really. Freaky guys. Crazy gypsys trying to make a buck. We spent our time watching Dr. House(as he is know in italia) and funny clips, like women drivers and a funny cadbury add.
Trento: Ahhh what a Beautiful little town..gosh i wish i could upload pictures. Small but much nicer than a big city like Milan! Situated in a valley of mountains, im talking MOUNTAINS; bigger than i have ever seen, and then there are bigger ones i didnt even know exsisted yet (till i went for a hike in one of the mountains with my new family). I'm going to leave Trento and write a blog on itself later on.
It's good to be here, with my new family, the Bouquet & Braico family in Villamontgna. The view up here is better than living in the centre of Trento! I am loving the warm weather and the well behaved kids. That fact i have to catch a bus is exciting, i like people watching and buses are great for that. i love that i get weekends free, and that its summer and there are copious amounts of festivities to be had. i love that italians are so shy..at first. i love that when u go out for a drink, italians litteraly mean A drink..and it last for an hour...no funnels or sculling here. i love that i have an excuse to eat pasta nearly every day (and that i live at the top of a hill so there is only a minimal chance of my putting on the kilos). i love that people drive in third gear most of the time, sometimes forth when on the motorway. i love the freshwater lakes. i love that dirtbikes/motorcross bikes can be driven on the roads. i love that im going to learn to drive on the wrong(right)side of the road. I love that i might come home being bi-lingual. i love this family, they are so open, genreous, kind, flexible and real. i love that im reading 3 books a weeeeeeeek! ha, and that the library had and english section(thank you god) i love that i dont always have internet access and im learning to bring things back to basics and find different ways of entertaining myself. i love that every bathroom has a bee-day(cant spell it but u know the bum washer thing) i LOVE GELATO oh my god. im sorry baskins i am ever so loyal to you, but gelato is just on a new level of greatness. one thing i loathe is the dress code! closed in shoes and jeans...COME on people its HOT wear 'summer' clothes..grrr
So far so good. i am falling in love with italy. my first impressions of this country last time i visited were that of rude people and not very pretty landscape-wise.
Now all i need to do its find me a nice Italian Lover...! ;)
Ciao Ciao.x
May 28, 2009
Trento
Here i have posted some pictures so that you can get an idea of where i will be based while abroad...
This is the town, Trento. I will be living 6 km from the city centre in a little village called Villamontagna. When i get there i will take some pictures of the view, because the house im staying in overlooks this sweet wee city tucked away in the mountians!
Also there is an Island on the map called Corsica. We will be travelling there for the family holiday, spending 3 weeks camping. It is actually part of France!
Anyways now you get the general idea of where im going to be all i have to do now is get there and take some personal shots!
Ciao for now.x
May 27, 2009
4 Freaking Days!
So here i am. 4 days till i jet off into the unknown. The new. The exciting. The adventureous journey of being an Italian Nanny. I still have so much to do and so many people to see. I'm not sure if i will have time to see everyone before i go, but i am only gone for 3 months. Forgive me if we do not meet, for i will see you again.
There is so many things runing through my head. Get will sorted. First aid course. Money, Money, Money! Will i have enough. My new family. Will they like me? Will i like them? What are Jess and i going to do when we are both in Italia? Will i need to know Italian well? GAHHH lol.
I just wana be there already!
For now, i have made one last 'the lunch', ready for one last broadwater date with Sophie, Dusty and Styx..
I'm going to go ENJOY IT!
Ciao.x
There is so many things runing through my head. Get will sorted. First aid course. Money, Money, Money! Will i have enough. My new family. Will they like me? Will i like them? What are Jess and i going to do when we are both in Italia? Will i need to know Italian well? GAHHH lol.
I just wana be there already!
For now, i have made one last 'the lunch', ready for one last broadwater date with Sophie, Dusty and Styx..
I'm going to go ENJOY IT!
Ciao.x
May 26, 2009
Losing my blog virginity
I thought that by setting up a blog page it might be a little easier for everyone to keep tabs on me while i jet over to the other side of the world. Also to keep me entertained and out of trouble (hopefully). I am pretty new to this, so please bare with me while i get my feet.
Keep posted i'll be updating as i go along on my journey back to europe!
Ciao.x
Keep posted i'll be updating as i go along on my journey back to europe!
Ciao.x
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