i miei amici

// my friends

These are the people you'll see in the photos on my flickr site.

Maaike is my flatmate. She is Dutch and together we share an apartment in central Bologna, only a few minutes walk away from all the important stuff. She is 28, has a great sense of humour and is always happy and laughing so we have a great time. Luckily, we get along extremely well and share a lot of the same habits, taste in music, interests and food cravings. Yay!

Bettina is a swiss girl who unfortunately went home yesterday, but in only two weeks she has already become a good friend. She has stunning long black hair and beautiful skin, and speaks good Italian so was good for us to hang around with!

Yohann is a French bookseller who has been coming to Italy for years and who speaks excellent Italian. He and his flatmate Giordano (an Italian from Rome who works for the government, the poor darling) keep us entertained. Yohann organises most of our nights out with the group and Giordano woos the women with his big smile, constant laughter and really kind nature. Both really lovely guys and a lot of fun.

You'll pick Giordano by his Italian skin and wide smile, and Yohann is the one who always has a funny expression on his face and usually one eye closed.

Zoe is another swiss girl who speaks fantastic English, Italian and French so she often ends up being the translator in our many 'what's the word for this' conversations. She has cool curly hair and is always smiling.

Andreas, like Giordano, is another clown. He is also Swiss. He bought this holiday for his girlfriend Lucia, because she loves Italian. Very romantic!

So, that's the core crew. There are others you will probably also see but I'll comment on the photos so you know who they are.