My Host Community

I will arrive in Rome exactly 50 days from tomorrow! I am overwhelmed with anticipation for my time abroad to begin, and, naturally, I feel increasingly curious about the host community in which I will be living for a year. I though I would share a few facts for anyone who is curious.

http://www.carjet.com/blog/collecting-a-car-hire-at-brindisi-railway-station

My host town is the beautiful city of Brindisi, Italy! It is located on a natural harbor off the Adriatic Sea, and  acts as a major port for trade with Greece and the Middle East.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brindisi_in_Italy.svg

The capital of the province of Brindisi, the city of Brindisi is located in the Puglia region of Italy (or if you are American "the heel of the boot").

Historically, Brindisi was conquered by several different civilizations including the Romans, who built the column pictured above thought to mark the end of the Via Appia.

http://youngadventuress.com/2013/08/visit-brindisi-italy.html

The population is around 90,000 people, quite a bit larger than my rural hometown!

http://www.lalanternadelpopolo.it/Storia%20Brindisi.htm

This post only includes a very small amount of information on my host town, but I hope it gives you a basic idea of the city I will be living in. There is so much information to be found online, and so much more for me to discover in person when I arrive. Yay for (almost) 50 days!