Ashley and I had a great time at our host’s cabin this weekend. I was a couple hour drive outside of the city, through some of the greenest countryside. The cabin itself is part of a community situated next to a private lake with a beautiful sand beach. Most of our time was spent relaxing on the beach and swimming.

Joining us at the cabin was some of our host’s extended family. Our host comes from an Italian family and we had sit down meals for lunch and dinner that were to die for— Large, family-sized portions with tons of courses. We had steak and shrimp for dinner last night and Italian pasta for lunch. Oh, and all their appliances are restored antiques.

The first photo is of the plage (beach) and lac (lake). The second photo is of the outdoor pizza oven, how cool is that? Lastly we have one of three antique stoves in the house.

Tomorrow morning I have an interview with an Israeli nonprofit consulting firm for an internship position while in Israel. The place is very hip and has operations in NY, Chicago and Jerusalem. http://www.PresenTense.org