I did it for the shirt.

A good Nike shirt can be expensive.

So when you can get one customized for Milan with a bag of swag for 30 euro it's a pretty good deal.

Combined with a few hours of fun with friends and you're left with a memorable experience!

#werunmilano or we walk it.

It was sooooooooooooooooo hot.

Like over 90 degrees Fahrenheit hot.

But we had a good time snapping some pics before the race.

Hey Kyle, what's up with your shirt?
Did anyone else notice the "nice crew" tag behind us?
#howdidtheyknow?

I'm so thankful that Kira decided to walk the race with me since this was clearly NOT a race to walk. We were at the back and they let the traffic resume before we even got off the first street.

#classicItaly

And we all finished, despite the fact there was NO water for the entire 10 km race in the heat.

This made us real happy campers.

#insertsarcasm

But, it was fun, and I got the shirt!

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Thanks to all my regular readers! I appreciate the time you take to keep up with my travels.

For those of you in Savannah, here's the current run down of my trip home coming shortly...

July 8-Aug 18 in Savannah
July 23-30 Headed to NYC to spend time with Caitlin and attend a yoga retreat with Yoga By Candace
Aug 3-5 Kate (yes, that Kate!) is making an appearance in Savannah
Aug 7-14 Aunt Joanie is coming to Savannah! (She's always so good about coming to visit!)

Susan and I have talked about taking this tinkering class. Thank goodness it doesn't start for another month.

I'm also planning on attending Stan's Kayaking School (hahahah) with Sue. I clearly have no kayaking skills and Sue wants to learn! This is our summer!

There's still plenty of time left to make some plans! Please send me a message and we'll set something up!

What are your summer plans? Are you traveling? I'm always up for considering guest posts if you've got some great pics and travel tips! Let me hear from you in the comments!

Getting at those Goals

When 2015 rolled around I set a few goals for myself for the year. I haven't really written much about them, but I figure putting pen to paper...or in this case fingers to keys...would help me stay more accountable to achieving them.

So, here goes...

goal #1: to walk 1,007 miles

Sometime over the Christmas break I came across a site where you or a team could attempt to complete 2,015 miles. I thought it would be a solid challenge to go for half of the year in miles, which translates to 1,007 miles.

Using my Moves app, I've been adding up the recorded mileage at the end of each month.

At the end of March, my total is 258.1 miles, keeping me just about on pace to make my goal. I'm hoping that with the nicer spring and summer weather it will be a little easier to get out and crank out a few more miles every week.

goal #2: to read 75 books

For the last few years I've set a goal of how many books to read. It really helps me to push myself and using Goodreads' Reading Challenge encourages me to stay on point.

As of today, I've read 31 books.

Best book I've read so far this year? I've rated 4 books with 5 stars so far, but the stand out is The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay. I was home sick one day with complete intentions of binge watching something on Netflix and started reading this story.

I did nothing all day but read. I HAD to know how this story would unfold.

goal #3: to regularly attend yoga

I've been practicing Ashtanga Yoga for almost a year now and I really want to commit to this practice. So far this year, I've been doing my best in getting to the studio, but with all the illnesses I've had I feel like this has been a little more up and down than I would like. And like every normal human being, sometimes it's easier to sit on the couch than drag my butt to yoga.

I did just order a brand new, fancy schmancy yoga mat. I hope it's worth it.

So, here's to the rest of the year...and a healthier and more consistent yoga practice.

goal #4: to learn more conversational italian

It's starting to become a little embarrassing to tell people how long I've lived in Italy and still be struggling with the language.

But what I've learned is that needing to use the language is the key to learning the language.

Unfortunately my daily life doesn't require conversational Italian.

I just finished a 12 week Italian course at local school International House. I had a wonderful teacher, Valentina, and considered taking more lessons with the school, but as our school year winds down and the pace of activities picks up, it just doesn't feel like the right time.

So, now back to Duolingo and working hard to immerse myself in experiences that will require me to practice my conversational Italian.

goal #5: to visit five new countries

Well, it seemed like a fair number to try and go for. Right now, I've reached two of the five for the year. I've got #3 planned for the last weekend of May and hopefully #4 on track for the summer. That leaves #5 for the fall.

So, who's coming with me?