Naples.

I don't even know where to begin but I would like to thank everyone for the warm wishes and the huge amount of love and support that you sent out with me. I was able to see most of my immediate family on Tuesday night except for my cousin Melissa. Each stop got a little bit harder and it was hard for me to leave because I knew that I wouldn't be back for another six months. I did enjoy each moment with everyone I did get to see and I was really happy I got to laugh a ton before leaving. Laughter really does cure all.

My flight to Rome wasn't the greatest. First off, I had an old man sitting next to me that kept staring at me and being a creeper. The thing that freaked me out the most was he didn't say anything to me but I later learned that he didn't speak English. We ended up communicating in our own little non verbal way such as the dirty look we both gave when the lady in front of me decided to expand her seat all the way back leaving me with no leg room. And because I didn`t have any leg room (even with MY seat all the way back) I had my legs in the aisle which didn`t help when the Stewardess ran my feet over with her cart. Aisle seats sucks. I also only had 2 hours of sleep out of the entire flight and I was hoping to get more because I had to adjust to the time difference. I landed around 9:30am and changed out of my clothes because I felt filthy. I had to wait 3 hours longer at the airport because I was waiting for Amanda (the girl I`m sharing my hotel room with tonight). We both decided that we wanted to have a travel buddy because taking a train alone in a country you aren`t used to is quite scary so it was definitely worth the wait. She`s pretty cool too. :)

Getting into Naples was so funny. First off we had no idea where to go because Rome`s train station was pretty big and very busy. A guy noticed this and walked over and started to help us for no reason at all. We thought what a nice gesture but after when we said thank you and started to walk away he held his hand out for money and chased us down for a minute or two before giving up. Both Amanda and I agreed to not trust anyone not in uniform. It was the scariest but funniest moment of our trip. But it didn`t stop there...When we got to Naples, we took a cab to our hotel or HOSTEL (We soon learned it was a hostel) and we thought we were going to die. It is way worst then NYC or Toronto and the best part was when everyone was cutting people off and almost killing each other there was NO ONE giving the finger or getting angry. I couldn`t believe how chilled everyone was and nothing phased them.

I wrote all that last night but didn't even get to post it. I can't even begin to tell you how busy I am right now. It is 3:30am and I just got off work an hour ago. I have blisters all over my feet and it's so painful. I need to invest in running shoes which I will when I have a chance to go on shore. Unfortunately, I'm stuck on the boat for the next two weeks because of safety training. Work schedule isn’t bad but because we are doing training, they are long days. I can’t wait till I get a routine. I really need to write tomorrow when I’m awake but I wanted to post something. I miss you all so very much.

 

Xoxo –A-