Lecce

Went to the little city in the southern heel of this country. A host family of mom, Maria, dad, Gianni, brothers, Alessio 30, Lorenzo 26, and Francesco 20, and sister, Stefania 14. The south is different from my area of polentoni . So, open, welcoming. I would walk into a supermarket 'Ah! Your the American girl! So nice to meet you, here take a biscotti. And cheese from my very own sheep. Here here! Free! So nice to meet you! Meet my whole family!'
We went to the coast cities Galipoli, Otranto, and Leuca. Which was beautiful, as the mediteranian should be.
One day we went to Alberobello, and I got completely soaked and slept on our hour long bus rides.

It's taken me a long time to get around to writing this, and I don't have much time to make it thorough; all the great people I've met, the nights out with my host brothers, camping outside the travel agency to get a ticket back home at the last minute.
But I did have a great time and would love to go back someday.