Riana Del Vecchio The Rotary Club of Scottsdale

Riana Del Vecchio, cottsdale Rotary's outbound student to Italy, reports that she has arrived in Loni, Sardinia, Italy. She says that "everyone is sooo nice and accepting! I love it!" Unfortunately, her first leg of her trip from Phoenix was late in arriving, so her luggage did not make the transfer to her Italian flight. She is still awaiting its arrival.

In early November, Riana says ...My exchange continues to get better and better! Some of the other Rotary exchange students and I plan to take a yoga class with one of my Italian friends. I have now learned to actually really enjoy shopping and coffee. Recently I got a little homesick which was weird for me because I've never been homesick before. To get over it I grabbed my ipod and went for a little jog. I went to a vineyard with other Rotary exchange students and got to pick grapes, which was the coolest thing ever! School is still a bit boring, but what school isn't boring?

I saw it rain really hard for the first time and my Italian dad laughed a little because I wanted to go dance in the rain. I opened an umbrella for the first time since I was 9. I'm pretty sure I've tried every flavor of gelato! Halloween was way different here than in America. My Rotary friends and I dressed up in costumes as characters. We felt a little out of place because everyone else just dressed the same as they normally do. They all figured we were Americans so we changed our costumes to look like we weren't trying to be some character! This past month I also wore a jacket with a fur collar for the first time since I was 3! Everything is going great!