Review - Goals...

My time here has finished, I'm on my way home at last.
The last period gave time to think about the past half year, the goals I've set beforehand and what happened.

I had one big fear in coming to Italy: returning twice as big.
As we all know, the Italian kitchen is delicious and I was afraid of enjoying it too much. For this reason I stayed alert to what I was eating, how many times I was eating out and... I started running.
No I didn't succeed in running every day, but I did succeed in not gaining wait!
Which is kind of special, as I hear from all the others who're here for a longer period, I might be the only person who turns home with the same, or maybe even less weight!

Second, I came here to learn Italian. I think I succeeded in this. I don't speak the best of Italian, especially in 'verbi refflessivi' en 'pronomi (in)diretti' I still make lots of mistakes... But... I have a good base now and can definitely hold up a conversation! Now matter what anyone else sais, I'm happy with the progress I've made!

Third, I wanted to learn some Italian cooking. And I don't mean, buy a jar of Bertoli Pesto Genovese, mix it with cheap over-boiled pasta, because I already know that. No, I wanted to learn cooking Italian from a real Italian woman, sorry if I'm being bias but most of the Italian man don't cook or use the first Bertoli-over-boiled variant.
I must say, I've learned a delicious dolce and Tiramisu in Torino, but 'till one month ago I was beginning to think I'd have to let go of this goal. But to my great joy La Mama in Polcenigo could teach me how to make gnocchi, a new friend taught me a delicious recipe for salsa pomodori and my sweat neighbor taught me how to make ragu from scratch, and also how to make fresh pasta and pizza.
All in all I think also this goal may be viewed as successful.