Ciao, Italia!

I made it! My flight landed around 3:30 this afternoon (Italy time), and my new boss picked me up at the terminal. After a quick tour around the base (which is amazing), he dropped me off at my billeting room. I immediately called Shaun Chauta, who picked me up and took me to dinner with all his friends at a great Italian restaurant off base. Then we hung out at his place for a while. Shaun has to go to France for a few days, but his friends said they'd totally hook me up with rides and finding a place to live and stuff. I've only been here eight hours, but I love this place already.