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How much does it cost? Although most of you reading this blog have lived overseas, I have lots of friends and family who have not traveled to Europe. So, I thought it might be interesting to post some prices of items out here for yall.

My dad and brother will find this one especially interesting since they own a convenience store that sells gas. The prices posted on this gas station sign is in euros per liter. Today, one euro was worth $1.19 American. So, that premium gas costs $5.62 a gallon and the regular costs $5.19 a gallon! You're not laughing at that little Smart car in the previous post anymore, are you?! Jim, I don't think you'd be driving the Charger out here much!

I got my hair washed, cut, and styled in the Athlete village the other day and it cost 31 euros ($37). A man's shampoo, cut, and style will set you back 13 euros ($15.50). A generic pair of jeans runs about 50 ($59.50) euros - depending on brand and style, and lunch usually costs about 5 euros ($6). The Italian equivalent of Walmart is a store called Carrefour. The prices are fairly comparable on the stuff we've bought so far, food is not too bad either. Most of us buy produce, cheese, and bread from local shops in our area. Cheese, bread, pasta, and wine are relatively cheap and taste amazing! Now we know why the women shop everyday for bread though - it's fresh so there's no preservatives. That means it's only good for 1 or 2 days. But man does it taste good when it's fresh! Other things that are hard to find here are peanut butter and skim milk. When I got assistance in a grocery store for latte senza grasso (skim milk), I got a look of bewilderment and was escorted to a tiny section of the milk section that obviously no one visits!

Oops, I've digressed to food again! That's all I've got for today. I hope yall don't mind that I don't always talk about the Olympics!