Yesterday was a lot of fun! Micah and I made it to the ski slopes around 9:00 that morning and had a full day or snow. Ich esse schee (or "I ate snow") all day long. The powder was the best I've ever seen and the slopes were in perfect shape but that still didn't stop me from plowing down the mountain on my face. Nevertheless I had a great time and I'm super sore today.

So where am I today? Well, I left Garmisch-Partenkirchen (or GAP) at around noon and ended up in Bolzano, Italy. I came here because I sent out a few emails around northern Italy looking for someone to stay with and I heard back through CouchSurfing.com from Sandro and Rosanna here in Bolzano. They sounded very friendly and interested in meeting a fellow traveler. So I hopped on the train and ended up here in their home this afternoon.

We went to the theater this evening and saw a "Rockquiem" (as opposed to "Requiem") of Mozart's work. It was visually stunning and the orchestra was amazing. It was all in Italian so I didn't understand the words but I didn't have to. It was just fun to watch.

Sandro and Rosanna are wonderful hosts. They both speak great english and have already made me feel right at home. I'm glad and honored to be spending this Good Friday with them.

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Posted April 9, 2004 04:08 PM @ (GMT - 6)