there is comfort in the sound

Got an e-mail from my little brother today:

soray i don't check this often thanks for the card if you want to now we have a new president barack o. bama he is the rirst black president.

I adore my little brother a lot. He's the greatest.

Last night at the dinner table my host family was entertained for a few moments trying to pronounce our new president's name, without a lot of help from me.

He's African American, is that okay with you?
Yes it's okay!! It's a great thing, haha.

Also, I'm pretty excited to have a president with public speakings skills. Yay!

Then they were skeptical as to why I haven't been to New York. And Luigia entertained us with a short rendition of New York, New York. She could give Sinatra a run for his money.

We ate tomatoes filled with rice and then tomatoes and mozarella.
Good think I like tomatoes now.

Disappointment of the day (yesterday): The word for robot in Italian is...robot. :[

BYU, YOU NEED TO TAKE THE HOLD OFF MY ACCOUNT SO I CAN SIGN UP FOR CLASSES BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOUR HEALTH PLAN AND NEVER HAVE.
thanks.