Wednesday -- (May 16)


Ciao from Italia! After an eight hour plan ride from Atlanta to London, a two hour layover in London, two hour flight from London to Milan, and an one hour bus ride from Milano Malpensa airport to Como, the Emory Women's Soccer team finally arrived in their first destination. As much as we enjoyed our time traveling, which included Sue befriending a one-year-old and Jen/Kaelyn/Emily's recounting their adventures in the Atlanta airport prior to our arrival, we were beyond excited to finally get settled and begin our journey in Italy. To help us along the way we are accompanied by Sara, our translator and guide, in addition to XL Travel representative Charlotte and bus driver Danielo. After checking in and bringing our suitcases up to our rooms, we had about ten minutes before we began our team run through the streets of Como. Sue and Joan led the pack of 30 of us, still donning our bright and easily identifiable yellow Emory Soccer shirts, throughout the city. After about 10 minutes in, we began to run through a piazza where a few groups of men were sitting outside of a restaurant. At the same time, Sue conveniently ran us into a dead end, which she then played off as being a stretch break.