im here now

[beardofalbus]

heyyy poopensteins. so, italy is great. women love fur coats, cats hate people, kids chase each other, old men have pipes and caps, girls love makeup and walking arm in arm, and my house mother collects brass things, sewing machines, thimbles and scissors. there are also wonderful pictures of cats and dogs and sunsets in my bedroom. padova looks like italy should look, kind of fake and absolutely marvelous. i miss everyone. im reading the little prince in italian and it is just so beautiful. this homeless old man just stopped me a minute ago and asked me where i go to school. when i told him vermont he listed all these animals off to me--asking me if they live in vermont. he listed cows, horses, chickens and such. i said yes to all of them. he was amazed.
then he listed band name after band name and asked if they were all from california. then he wanted to know if i knew the chicago bulls and michael jordan. he needed a bit of a shave, but he was nice for the most part.

va bene, ciao tutti