I can do it!!!

I haven't fallen yet!

Para Gliding 2

I can fly!!

Para Gliding

This is me Para Gliding in Italy, Wow, it was amazing. I thought i was going to be much for scared than i was. I actually wasnt too scared. Before it and waiting for the wind to pick up before i ran off the mountain was so nerve racking. After the take off it was so beautiful, flying over the mountains and looking over the lake. The day i did it (Sunday 22nd) wasnt the best day because there were some low clouds around but just to be up there was amazing! The landing was good, apprantly i did really well. I was probably only up in the air for 10-20 minutes, i'm not sure its hard to say. I was so wobbley when i landed!! WOW! I want to go again!! I want to learn how to fly by myself now!
Bye for now!

The latest

Hey,

I’ve FINISHED school!! I finished on the 7^th of June. The last few days of school where great, but I will tell you more later.

On the 28^th of May there was live music in the park, in Arsago. We saw a poster for it when we went for a run earlier that day. There were two bands, the first one was just a few boys from Arsago, some of them went to my school and others I have seen around at the Oratorio. They were quite good, they sang a lot of covers of English songs. I am assuming the second band was local as well. They were older men! It was a lovely evening and was just lovely to be out and listening to live music. Every Wednesday evening there is going to be something going on at the park. There will be either a band or cinema. Next Wednesday Pirates of the Caribbean is showing.

On the 31^st of May at the Arsago Gym there was a gymnastics and dance performance. Francesca was in two dances, It went on for quite a few hours, lots of kids showing off in leotards! There were children probably as young 3 or 4 and then older more experienced people.

On the 2^nd of May Jackie and I went with the rest of the Oratorio people to Stadium in Milan. All day we practiced all these figurations for the final performance in the afternoon at 3pm. Cresimandi 2008, it was for all the children and parents who have recently taken there children through the cresimandi earlier this year. The final performance was amazing, it looked so awesome. The only thing I was doing was taking out a big white dove. While practicing it was fine but then in the actual performance it stuffed up of course! It was heaps of fun though. I couldn’t get many photos because I was involved in it but there are some photos on FlickR of before and after the performance.

The 7^th of May was my last day of school, school finished at 11am, after school a lot of us went and got ice-creams. Jessica and I got the train home at 1pm. The last few days of school were really good, I had heaps of fun, I think because the atmosphere and the people were so much happier and just everything was really good, I felt more comfortable and more talkative. If everyday was like that then I would have really enjoyed school. Oh well its over now, and I am assuming when I got back in September it will be better because I will be able to speak more Italian. We did a lot of dancing and listening to music in class for the last few days. Saturday night (7^th) most of my class went out for pizza in Sesto Calende. I managed to sit there and not eat anything while everyone was eating pizza, torture!!

I am happier in this family now, I am talking more, there isn’t a negative atmosphere in the air and the family are talking to me more as well. They are so different to me and I have to follow rules, difficult. Like there is no watching TV in the morning but in the afternoon its fine. Health comes before anything for Loredana, not so much for me. I am a little sick at the moment, and that isn’t going to stop me from doing anything but its different for Loredana. Everything is just so different.

I feel closer to my school friends, the last few days have really helped our relationships get stronger. I will defiantly try and stay in contact with them over the summer, well for the next few weeks anyway. I have a friend’s party on the 21^st. On the 27^th I am going to the mountains for a month, the last two weeks i will be doing a lot of walking with Stefano and Giorgio. On the 30^th I am off to England for 3 and half weeks! Argh, I am so excited! It will be nice to have a break from the Italian culture and language! And.., I get too see my sister!

Loredana is basically talking to me all in Italian and I am understanding so much of it and its so exciting, I just wish I could speak as much as I can understand. It will be so good when I can understand and speak Italian. I can only really understand when Loredana or who ever speaks to me one on one. Jackie and I are going to start only speaking Italian to each other, we can teach each other words, because she know some things I don’t and vice- versa.

Basically I am quite happy at the moment but of course my moods are still going all over the place, defiantly not as much! I love having Jackie there all the time, although I do sometimes feel guilty for speaking English or spending time with someone I can really get on with. It is making life easier though!

Anyway, that’s all for now,

Hear from you soon! Lots of love and hugs and kisses!

Byee! oxoxoxo

Alps

Hello all,
All my photos are now on Flickr.
Well i have been at the Alps from the 30th of april to the 4th of May. It was so spectacular, the area is amazing. There was still heaps of snow, and so many ski fields. Alot of the fields where still running and people were skiing. i want to ski or just play in the snow, but my family aren't really like that. Lets just say we are completely different. We went for a walk to Lago Dei Caprioli. Gorgeous walk, and amazing snow covered lake. We had lunch up there. I had the option of trying horse meat but i couldn't. I went for a little adventure up the mountain behind the house for over an hour. Just amazing views when you get higher. The family have a house up there, well more of an appartment. Quite small but a good little holiday house. The area well being the Alps and all was beautiful with snow covered mountains surrounding. Only Loredana, Francesca, Stefano and i went up there. We are going back in July for 15 days or so. There wont be snow then!
Bye for now, i have to go.
i am at school.
Bye!!
Ci Vediamo!!

Still here!!

Hello,
Sorry it’s been a very long time, its just I haven’t done anything really exciting, but I just thought I would let you all know I’m still alive and kicking! Easter wasn’t very exciting and the holidays weren’t at all very exciting. On Easter day I went to church with the family, yes I know I did say I would never go again but I just thought since it was Easter I would go. It was still not very fun and I couldn’t see what was happening. Wasn’t much different to the last time I went, except the time did go quicker. I went to Milan in the holidays with Jackie. Jackie for you that don’t know is another exchange student from Australia that lives close by well she is now moving to my town. Jackie and I went to Milan for the day, since I hadn’t ever been there. I saw some very beautiful things and some very strange things! There were a lot of red Indians playing on the street, the music was so peaceful. The “Duomo” was such an amazing building. We walked to the top of it and saw the view. You could see so far and it was such a beautiful day! Going back to school after the holidays wasn’t much fun! I need to start talking me, so if someone can send me some confidence, that would be great! Thanks!! School has got a bit better now, I wrote a letter to the class and since then it has been better and I have started talking more Italian. Italian is hard but I can only learn by my mistakes. The family I am in is good, nothing to complain and nothing to boast about but it’s good. When Jackie moves to my town it should be better, we should be able to do more stuff together, especially in the afternoons after school. Tomorrow night I am going out with some people from school for dinner. Jackie is moving on Saturday. The time I have been here has gone so quickly. I have been here for now over 2 months! I’ll be home before we know it! I have only got about 2 months of school left and then 3 months holidays. The weather is defiantly warming up, I think today was 22 degrees. I went to a gym to just have a look at what was available and who would have thought, there is another Australian boy there. Out of all the gyms I could have gone too. I don’t know anything else about him but hopefully I will b able to meet him and find out where he’s from etc.
Well that’s about all really for now. Haven’t been doing much apart from school.
Bye Bye! Xo
See you all soon!