La Dolce Vita: Day one

After sprinting to the gate and barely making our connecting flight in New York, Kelly and I knew this would be an eventful trip. We arrived early Thursday morning - 6:30 am Italian time! We hunted all over for the driver who was supposed to pick us up at Milan airport, and were getting a little nervous when all we could see were professional looking drivers holding signs for companies. But not to worry, we soon spotted a homemade cardboard sign that had "Ristorante Momi" painted on it in big white letters. Our driver was Khorom - he works at another of Momi's restaurants in the city of Como. The nicest guy, but I don't think he understood how exhausted we were/ how badly we wanted to shower after 12 hours of travel! What was supposed to be a 45 minute drive to Blevio ended up taking 2 1/2! We stopped at scenic overlooks, and then in the city of Como where he showed us the restaurant he works at. While we were there, Khorom offered us a slice of proscuitto off a big block of meat that was just....sitting out in the warm room. Him: "Try eet, eet's the weekly special!" Us: This stuff has been sitting out for a WEEK?! Kelly and I both took little bites, tried not to gag out loud, and promptly asked where is the bathroom please? We finally made it to Blevio and got settled into our cozy little hotel, where we will be staying until Momi has our flat arranged! Then we went out and walked around all day and explored every inch of the town. Juuust kidddddingg... we took a short (8 hour) nap instead..oops! ;) Thank you jetlag.

We made it to Momi's for a late dinner, where he talked to us about what we will be doing this summer. Basically, we will be working a lot of hours and doing a lot of bussing type work. Not exactly what we had in mind originally, but hey, we're in a beautifullll place and are crossing our fingers for some time we'll be able to spend in the kitchen - this girl is not complaining :)