I just found out on Friday night that I will be going to Italy this summer. 6 weeks doing landscape painting in a villa in Borgo San Lorenzo, Tuscany. It's about 30 minutes north of Florence. In my excitement I have already bought 6 guide books and all of Samantha Brown's Passport to Europe DVDs. Everyday on the way home from teaching I listen to Pimsleur's Italian. Countdown to June 10th: 109 days till I takeoff over the pond!