I'm late, I'm late - for a very important update!

I apologize to those of you who have been hanging by a thread to read my updates. I have been pretty busy living in this extremely fast-paced country.... NOT. I have been busy though.

Thinking back to the last update.. the next big event was FLORENCE. Alex, Tatiana and I got the chance to go to Florence on Monday October 25th to see STING. Yes, Sting.. like from The Police. Well, long story short - Alex's dad has been touring with Sting for the past several months. They completed the US tour then moved on to Europe.

Yep, that's Sting.

:)

That being said.. we were able to get the 'IN' at the concert. We had neat backstage passes and were able to sit in a booth at the show on the first level. The concert was held in a beautiful opera house, Teatro Verdi, where the sound of the orchestra and Sting filled the room. Yep, I said it... Sting was accompanied by a full orchestra (and a man with a cardboard tube). The London Orchestra.

Here you can see the amazing seats AND the backstage pass.

Oh - I forgot to mention that we were able to USE the backstage passes. Just a few minutes before the show we got to walk on stage and back into the dressing room area. We met a few members of the Orchestra as we were waiting/hanging around.. Then Alex's dad led us up a flight of stairs and around a corner and BAM! there was Sting.. steaming himself. He was literally holding a steamer up to himself.. my thought.. hmm it's Sting. I'm surprised he doesn't have someone to do things like that for him. Later we found out he was warming up his vocal chords because he had been having some difficulty a few days before. This made more sense also when Alex's dad mentioned that he had performed 80 shows in the past 3 months... do the math.

View from backstage... awesome.

Then it was back to Bologna early Tuesday morning.. we all made it to class :)

A few days before the trip I:
A. Found out that I had been chosen for an internship at the Taste of Italy.... Yay! It is an internship in Bologna working with a woman who started a cooking school. I'll fill in more when I know exactly what I will be doing.

B. Decided to GO TO LONDON on Thursday November 11th with Tatiana, Ellen, Mallory,Maried and Niccola. (Yes, this Thursday.. we made plans in advance.)

Oh and another thing.. in the past month.. well the past week. Dad and Berb (Barb) came to visit me in Bologna.

Papa and me in front of...... ummm 

Worn out!

On the terrace of San Marco in Venice :)

Barb thought it was hilarious that the dog behind me had a matching red coat.

It was SOOO much fun having them here! We took a few trips. One to Venice the first weekend and a day trip to Florence the second weekend. They had a few of their own little excursions planned including a few cooking classes (ironically with the woman I will be working for), a tour of several factories (parmesan cheese, winery, basalmic and prosciutto) and of course meandering around Bologna trying to get their bearings.

It was SO great to see them! We had some pretty fantastic laughs and talked about everything... literally.
I would tell everyone all about it, but that may either bore them or make them incredibly jealous about how cool my family is. (love you)]

All in all... still having a great time in Bologna. Loving life.

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