If I could visit...

Many times I have been asked the question, "If you could visit one place in the world, where would it be?" I have no idea why I thought of this now, but I definitely have a place in mind. If I could go anywhere, I would go to Italy! Why Italy? Well, there are a number of reasons. For one thing, my family is very Italian. I am 75% to be exact! I think it would be awesome to go back to where your ancestors are from and see what life is like. Not that it would be the same as when my ancestors were there, but it would still give a better idea than what I know never having been there. My great-grandparents were born there (Venice to be exact) and my grandparents have visited and talk about it all the time. It's funny to see my grandma walk around the house mumbling phrases in Italian when she gets mad! Or even when she laughs! I would love to be able to share in that experience. Also, from what I've seen and heard, life in Italy is very different than life here. The streets of Venice are still under water! They use gondolas to get around. (For those of you who don't know, gondolas are long almost row boats. You've probably seen them in romantic movies where a man in a striped shirt paddles them around and serenades! haha) I think that type of environment would be very peaceful and almost be able to take you back to a different time in history. I also think that the Italian language is awesome. I obviously don't speak it, but exposing myself to a different type of culture and language would be a great experience. Just listening to how they communicate, even though I couldn't understand, would be great in itself.