Day 10

Weeellll,

Bologna was quiet interesting, but to let everyone know, it did get better. I stayed at this adorable flat that was 1 room and lived in by this wonderful woman who was 26 and working as a lawyer! We had a lot of fun going out at night and meeting her friends. She has officially invited me back whenever I want. Unfortunately she did get super sick the second day I was with her and so we could not go out, although we went out for an hour to her neighbor's art instillation. It was interesting and E5 with food.

This morning I woke up in Bologna and it was snowing!!!!!!!! so cool!!!!!!!!! I walked to the train station and found my train ok. I picked the long train because it was the longest and i wanted to see more of the country side and I wanted time on th train to relax and catch up on the 4 days in my journal! It was wonderful being on the train and writing and being alone. so nice. I'm now here in Milano and in a very very nice house with Noemi and her mother.

When I got here I could not find which house/ her call button and I did not have her phone number. I walked around the street for 20 min maybe and I had no idea what to do. SO I pushed all the call buttons on this one complex and someone answered. I feabally asked "Noemi? Couchsurfing?" "SiSISI duo prego"

And I went in and to the second floor where I could not find the ringer... so I stood outside of the door for 3 min knocking. Noemi had maybe 10 people over because it was a very special day for her. She had friends of hers over who are practicing Buddism and today she was finally recieving her "mirror" or her place of worship where she recieves and now keeps her "self" in which is a scroll of paper with chinese writing on it. I'm not sure... anyhow, there was about an hour of praying to themselves, where I sat and listened to them. then everyone read a passage of a book or told Noemi how special she was, there were a couple gifts for her alter also, very cool experiance.

There, of course, was also food. This time there was:

- a filo dough and pesto with melted parm
- a mix of octupus tenticles, crab, lobster or something
- filo dough with a shrimp mix in the middle
- mini panini bread with cheese and tomato on top
- oven baked cheese and cucumber sandwiches
- 2 sweet balls rolled in sugar (not that good)
- ummmm I think that's all...

and of course red wine and bubbily.

After everyone left I went to my room to get organized a little. The house: One floor on the American 3rd story, there are three bedrooms plus a storage room/ study (where I will be sleeping) and a very long and large bathroom that has no shower, just a bathtube, 2 sinks. Also there is a very very nice kitchen with granate and new cupboards and a nice stainless steal fridge, and a large living room. the place is huge! and clean!!! The walls in Noemi's room are orange and her tall ceiling is light purple. The living room is a light yellow with orange cloth couches. everything is nice, the furniture is all a finished oak- throughout the house. the cielings are all valted with an accent design. It's open and every room has a window! Super different from what I am used to!

Anyhow, I think that I am going out to a trivia night at an irish pub, but maybe a poetry reading, I'm not sure! more later, Love you all

Carrie, Scooter, GF, Sister, Awesome, Eli