Dear Lindsey,

 

Things are good here. We’re tired and dirty. I went ten days without shaving, and finally when we arrived in Monterosso yesterday I bought a few razors. They had two blades each, and I had no shaving cream. Do the math. It hurt real bad; I actually bled for an hour and a half straight. Sorry I haven’t called, the only place that had a phone so far was Amsterdam, and the shop was closed by the time we got in. My bag didn’t arrive when we did, but some how it was sent in the mail to the hostel that we stayed at for the night. I’ll explain when I get home. We are sharing an apartment with a few people from Canada; they taught us a new card game that will get us through the long train rides. Anyways about the apartment we are staying in. We got off the train and spent about two hours trying to find a place to sleep. Everyone was booked solid. We ran into an old man pushing his bike and he noticed we were American, and offered to let us stay in an apartment that he owned. It’s nice; we get to stay away from the tourist area. It feels real here. Next stop is Rome. I am sure I will be able to call from there. Hope you are doing well.

 

Love,

 

Tyler