FORZA ITALIA

I haven't written in a while...so, I'm going to sum. Budapest was alright. Dubrovnik was beautiful. Split was ugly and boring. Hvar Island was mojitos. Salzburg was likewise beautiful and I've just arrived in Vienna. And, well, I'm one lucky girl. I've arrived on Vienna on the day of the match (taking place in Vienna) of the quarter-finals of the Euro-Cup....Spain v. ITALIA!!! I am beyond happy. I've been really getting into the Euro-cup...we've watched at least 6 matches since it's started and now I get to see a match...almost in person. They have this "fan zone" set up in an area of Vienna where they have giant screens and all the fans watch together, drink, and make a rukus. Sounds fun, right? Well, I'll be there in about 45 minutes, so yea, I'm totally stoked. I love calcio (football...and yes, despite the fact that I am an American I am going to call the sport by its rightful name), I love love love Italia, and I am giddy. I've already bought myself a jersey, a scarf, and a bottle of wine...and it's like I'm practically back in Italia, in Roma, already. Man, do I miss Italia. In all these travels my love hasn't wavered and its still my number one place I've been to thus far.

Pretty much everyone here is supporting Spain, so if you are out there reading this on the day of the 22nd--send Italia some love and hopefully we can pull through.

I'll be leaving Vienna on the 24th for the NEtherlands and then leaving there (its only really a stop over not a real travel destination) on the morning of the 25th, and back in the US for a later dinner that night. I'm all nervous about going home. I haven't been there in over 6 months, it feels foreign, distant. But all the same I'm ready for it and excited to go back to my job of coaching babies how to swim. hokay, so that's it.


FORZA ITALIA!!!