Posts by pumpkim

I went to Milan this summer! I traveled for the first time out of the country by myself to visit a friend there. She was going to school for a year so although she somewhat knew her way around, still didn't speak very good Italian. Me? I knew "caio bella" and "buon giorno" before I left.

Milan is a beautiful city with amazing architecture. The city is fast so you have keep your wits about you. The roads are amazingly confusing. Everything curves and winds around in circles. The streets are named very similar to one another. If you're going to bike around, be prepared for a biking experience you've never had before. You're inches away from cars, people, etc. It was exciting but definitely different. Driving in Milan is like driving in New York (at least I imagine it is). Everyone drives crazy and motorcycles are free to get ahead of cars at red-light intersections. Sidewalks are free game for parking spaces too. I had a great time but almost missed my flight back to the US. Sooooo make sure when flying out that you know which terminal you need to be at. Their terminals are 1 mile away from each other. There is a free bus that takes you between the two but it's a tiny little bus stop outside that can easily be missed!!

If you want to do some site seeing outside of the city, take a train to the lakes north of Milan. They border Switzerland. We took a ferrie on Lake Como to Bellagio and had lunch. It was a sunny day and very beautiful. The lake was amazingly green and blue. It was pretty cheap too! The gifts you buy at Bellagio aren't though. :)

One more tip, go to Joia. It's a vegetarian restaurant created by a Swiss chef. I met him! He was very nice and this was some of the best food I have ever tasted. It's amazingly expensive but worth a one-time visit. Here's the website: www.joia.it   not to mention it was healthy foods!

if you want more specific questions, feel free to message me and I can ask my friend who I visited there.

Good Luck!

.......when you find yourself in a public bathroom writing down the foods you just ate at a lunch with your boss so you don't forget!

..............when you turned down a FREE cookie because you splurged on a creamy cup of mushroom soup and you already know what you'll be entering when you get back to work (this is happening right now as we speak btw).

....when you can finally look at any food as...well....food.....and not an emotional void-filler. And you learned this yourself by coming to CC. Thanks everyone!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Pumpkim (yea I'm crafty)

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Kim

3. Age & Sex: 25  Female

4. General Location: Vancouver, WA

5. Married? Single? I'm a girlfriend

6. Kids? Furbabies? My Rosco dog is pretty close to being a son

7. Favorite color? Green

8. Favorite movie?  The Sweetest Thing

9. Hobbies? Photography, Snowboarding, Hangin out

10. Favorite Snack?  Cheese, Crackers, Meat & Pickles! All together

11. Favorite Beverage?  Crystal Light (Strawberry Kiwi)

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Will Power (& living with 2 guys)

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Lose 15 pounds. Be freakin Hot & Healthy!

14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Laundry

15. How did you find Calorie Count? A friend of mine showed me a different site. I liked it but found this one instead which was sooooo much better.

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I've been a member for a long time but I never really started getting into calorie-count until about a month ago. And now, I'm ready to meet other people on here. I didn't realize how great these forums were until recently. Everyone is helping everyone. I like it!