Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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Leaving for Italy...Take Two: Arrived!
Well, I have officially made it successfully to Orvieto! It is all surreal right now, and being on the airplane yesterday/this morning is already a blur. Praise the Lord that I made my connecting flight this time! Thank you for any prayers over my travels; I certainly felt them. I was also blessed with a friend on my journey: Olivia, another student in the Orvieto program. We were able to make it through the 5 hour layover at the airport and the 9 hour plane ride to Rome!
We finally landed....with very little sleep (I think I changed positions about 100 times in between bits of sleep...oh the joy of flying economy!). We were picked up and driven through the Tuscan countryside to our destination in the beautiful hill country of Orvieto. We went directly into Mass with the rest of the students. Afterwards we had the change to meet everyone and catch up on what Olivia and I had missed from the first day of orientation.
We spent the rest of the day visiting a local cafe (with AMAZING cappuccino), eating a delicious lunch, and viewing some of the town. We climbed to the top of a clock tower and got an expansive view of the whole area. It was breaktaking...as were the 400 million stairs that we climbed to get to the top. A little dramatic, but that's what it felt like! I got a tour of our apartments and began to move into my room. I have a gorgeous view overlooking the countryside. I will post a picture or two soon!
Overall, I am just overwhelmed with thankfulness to the Lord for this opportunity to meet some wonderful people in one of the most beautiful places I've seen! I'll be in touch again soon. Thank you for your prayers and support :)
We finally landed....with very little sleep (I think I changed positions about 100 times in between bits of sleep...oh the joy of flying economy!). We were picked up and driven through the Tuscan countryside to our destination in the beautiful hill country of Orvieto. We went directly into Mass with the rest of the students. Afterwards we had the change to meet everyone and catch up on what Olivia and I had missed from the first day of orientation.
We spent the rest of the day visiting a local cafe (with AMAZING cappuccino), eating a delicious lunch, and viewing some of the town. We climbed to the top of a clock tower and got an expansive view of the whole area. It was breaktaking...as were the 400 million stairs that we climbed to get to the top. A little dramatic, but that's what it felt like! I got a tour of our apartments and began to move into my room. I have a gorgeous view overlooking the countryside. I will post a picture or two soon!
Overall, I am just overwhelmed with thankfulness to the Lord for this opportunity to meet some wonderful people in one of the most beautiful places I've seen! I'll be in touch again soon. Thank you for your prayers and support :)
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