Week One Update

From Venice, Italy

I'm writing this from a very overpriced internet cafe in Venice. The last few days have been, without a doubt, eventful, from eating the best mango gelato in Milan, to talking to a hyper Italian girl on a train who was going across the country to confront her boyfriend, who broke up with her via phone. The last two days have been in Venice, a beautiful but horrendously expensive and touristy city. Its more like a Disneyland than any place I've been in the U.S.

Longer update tomorrow, when I shall check in from Slovenia...or Croatia, not entirely sure yet. Ahh, unpredictability!