Sunday, November 30, 2008

Thanksgiving- Ringraziamento

 "How do you say when a volcano vomits....spits....?" Gian lu tru

For thanksgiving Tim, Hil, Kels and I cooked a big feast right here in Italia. 
We found a turkey and everything
Actually that was a bit of trouble
We ordered a turkey but it didn't end up coming
So the night before thanksgiving we were calling all over town to meat shops
The week prior to thanks giving we were all really worried that it would not work out
We all went shopping together for the food.
We thought we might not have enough! (that was a joke)
We made;
Turkey
Graver
Mashed Potatoes
Stuffing
Carrots
Greenbeans
Apple pie
Apple  Cider
Deviled eggs
We basicaly spent the entire day cooking for thanks giving
It ended up beaing a lot of fun

Kelsey and some of the ingredients before we started-

We cooked thanks giving at Kelsey's house
We ended up cooking for 21 people 
It was crazy
None of the people here in Italy knew how long a turkey could take to cook
They all thought it was impossible for it to take 3 hours 
(with our big turkeys in america it takes like 6)
we had a 7 kilo turkey
It cost about 40 euros! so expensive!

Tim and the morning Pancakes-

In the morning we made delicious pancakes! 
It was amazing!
Then we got right to work
Kels and hil worked on apple pie 
Tim peeled things and looked for a turtle (not to cook, don't worry)
I started on the stuffing
Then it was soon time for the turkey
Tim got to do the great job of cleaning it
It was really groose it still had a few feathers on it!
He basically filled it up like a cup and washed it out it was hilarious!

Tim, Paolo and Hil in the banquet hall-

Later on Pal and Gian lu came over and helped us
They brought us some more butter!
Then they helped make deviled eggs
Then they prepared my speach to give at the table in italian
grrrr i still can't  believe i had to to that by myself! haha

Pal & Apple Pie-
The Feast turned out magnificently
Everything worked out perfectly
And it all tasted so good!
Turkey was delicious
Apple pies we scrumscious
Stuffing was amazing
Carrots were sweet and delicious!
Mashed potatoes were so mashed! awesome!

Tim and his little host brother-

Wow tim's little host brother is so amazing!!!
He is the cutest little kid ever!
Now he plays Bird man!!!

The Feast-
At the table
It turned out fantasitc 
Those deviled eggs were amazing!
Our Turkey's name was Burlusconi 
Kels gave the italians american flags and the stuck it in the foods hahaha!

Pal, Gian lu and Enrico-




Sunday, November 16, 2008

Nuoro and Nature

So this week we went to a Rotary Meeting in Nuoro
We also got to see nature!
It was beautiful
Spookyness-
 Do Something Exclamitory they say-

I found Aslans Table Now all I need are talking trees-
Yesterday we went to a town called Nuoro. 
We went for a rotary meeting at Liceo Classico Giorgio Asporoni (Gianluca's school). 
Nuoro was a big city with some pretty buildings but it was not very exciting. 
The best part of the day was exploring the forest which was absolutly beautiful. 
Tim, Kelsey, Hilary and I explored the forest.
 It was really really cold!


Tuesday, November 11, 2008

The First Disco and the Birthdays!

Meccano Discotecha
"Happy Birthday!" "I'm a Wizard"
"That was fly"

We we went to our first disco for Kelsey's 18th Birthday
It was super amazing!!
Before the disco we went to a pizzaria 
"Pizza al Metro" they literally serve meters of Pizza
We went to the disco at 12:3o and stayed until 3:30 am! 

Gian lu, Hil, Pal, Giorgio bought Kelsey's present together.
Her presents were;
A Nature CD
A 4-leaf clover
&
A Sweatshirt she will probably never wear

The Dance Floor-

The Bar at the Disco-
The DJ's booth-
On Sunday we went to Giorgio's Birthday Party
University Pub
So much fun!
Hil, Kels and I made him a present made of
An American Flag, 
Thread,
 Recees, 
Hand Sanitiser, 
A turtle magnet,
&
A paper crane

Comming up soon is Thanksgiving! 
I hope that we can pull that off! 
It's gonna be so difficult but so exciting!