Great trip to Italy!

I actually taught in two schools, and lived with two host families. My first host family was great, my mother was an English teacher at my school so that made my transition to Italy much easier. I was quite close with my family, and we did a bunch of things together, including visiting Monaco, Turin, and Milan. My second host family was in a very small town, and it was difficult for me. Only my host sister spoke English. So it was fortunate that I lived there second, because at this time I had some Italian knowledge and was able to get by with the second family. However, I expected to have challenges and don't regret it at all. Overall it was an excellent experience.