Hopefully there will be a class for Italian, because I don't think I'm learning much on my own. I can't wait to go, though...I spent yesterday with a tour guide book, trying to figure out what I want to see. Can't believe summer's almost over...

I wonder if this year we'll have a problem with flooding? I almost want there to be at least one day where it is flooded, just so I can walk around in those rubber boots.

So I watched the Italian Job the other day, and it made me think of Venice, as everyone can probably imagine, as it is first set in Venice. Apparently they actually filmed in Venice and got special permission to race their boats in the canals, most likely blowing up that dock as well. That's interesting. After I found that out I am now hoping that they want to make a second Italian Job, and happen to film while we are there. I wouldn't mind meeting Mark Wahlberg.

Well, have been continuing with the Rosetta Stone, although I'm not sure how much I have actually absorbed. But hopefully we will have some sort of class A term.

I booked my tickets the other day! It was so exciting, although my bank account is a lot slimmer now...but at least I have the ticket confirmations! I would recommend to anyone to go through Europe and take a connecting flight, because it seemed to be a lot cheaper that going straight to Venice.

Only four more months now!