The LONGEST day!

So today was my first day in Aviano and quite a day it was! I had a four hour flight to New York which was great! THen we had a one hour layover before we boarded for Venice! While waiting at our gate we totally saw Dylan Baker dropping off his daughter on our plane, in 1st class of course! haha! The plane to Venice was HUGE and was only about half filled! It took about an hour once we boarded to actually take-off, but it was worth it! The plane was awesome! Each seat had it's own tv which you could choose which movies or tv shows or music you wanted to see! I watched "When in Rome" which was pretty cute. Then I was able to get a few hours of sleep which was much needed! I also watched "Alice in Wonderland" and "Leap year" while my travel buddy Taylor and I made friendship bracelets! (haha...flashback to girl scouts yes?)

We arrived in Venice after an 8 hour flight and it was smooth sailing through customs and baggage claim! We then took an hour and half van ride to the base! The scenery was gorgeous! There was so much luscious green all around and such fabulous buildings! At this time it was only 11am in Aviano so although my day felt like it should be ending it was only beginning!

When we arrived at the base it was pouring down rain which was not helpful! The base is super confusing and I'm sure I'm going to get lost a few times in the next week! We jumped right into orientation and got our room assignments! I'm with a 4th year from Ohio named Kari and we get along super well! Our room is already decorated with pretty blankets and sheets and pictures galore! After unloading all my stuff in the room, we took a trip to the pool and practiced some lifeguard skills in the freezing cold water! After which we went back to our rooms and got ready for dinner!

We had dinner at this amazing pizza place, a walk distance from the base, where I ordered an amazing tomato and mozzarella pizza! We then walked to a gelato place which had a scoop of gelato for only 1 euro! I got a scoop of Nutella gelato which was simply decadent! When we all got back to the base after gelato we just hung around for a few hours while we tried working the internet and skyping with family and friends! It's finally 10pm and finally the end of the day! So time for bed since I'm absolutely exhausted as can be!

Buona Notte