Hi Ros!
Sorry for the late reply, the internet here is very patchy.
My new family is nice, just me a host mum, host dad and host nonna. There are some times I have found it a bit tricky because they don’t have kids so this is all new to them.
We are staying in Abruzzo, around 7 hours by car from Milan for the rest of the summer holidays. It’s very pretty here, the house looks right over the beach and we can drive to the Gran Sasso in 2 hours which was super cool.
The 15th of August was Ferragosto, a massive celebration day here. We went up to a little town in the mountains to have quite possibly the biggest lunch ever with a cousin of my host mum. We had arrosticini (an Italian bbq skewer), homemade pasta, homemade meatballs, lamb chops, plenty of fruit, tiramisu, biscuits and some very yummy salads. It was quite warm so we stayed inside most the day but did a little walk to see the small town.
Last week we headed up to Gran Sasso, a really tall mountain in Italy. It was stunning, we didn’t hike it unfortunately but still had a pretty view. We also had a massive bbq there, lots and lots of meat!
Other than that I have just been at the beach each day, and have made some friends. I have found that Italians from the south are more welcoming and inviting than Italians from the north, so I’m enjoying that. I have written a postcard but have yet to take a picture because as u said before, it’s difficult to find good internet. This afternoon I am heading to a spot with good internet, so I will send through some pictures!
Abby!!!
