contact info and skype

Hello everyone! Here is our first post on the blog that we hope to keep going while we are abroad. We are still in Oakland, and we just returned from a 4 day trip to Phoenix. Eli said goodbye to his aunt and uncle, his grandparents, and his great grandfather. We leave for Rome on Tuesday. In advance of our trip I wanted to give you all the best ways to reach us while we are in Italia. Our mailing address is: School Year Abroad/ Sam and Caroline Savage/ Via Cavour 77/ 01100 Viterbo (VT)/ Italia. We will be checking our Yahoo! mail accounts (shsavage@yahoo.com, savagecaroline@yahoo.com) , and we will be using skype with anyone and everyone who wants to chat.

For those who aren't seasoned skypers, skype is a voice over internet protocol (VOIP) that allows users to instant message, talk to one another, and even video conference live online. It is a free download, it's free to use, and it's mac and windows compatible. We would love for all of you to sign up. I've included a link below. Follow the link , download the program, get a screen name and keep in touch with us over the next year. For the voice and video connections you need a computer that is equipped with a microphone and a video camera. Our screen name is "elicarolinesam". Just search for us once you are set up and add us to your contact list. FYI: you can also pay to use skype as a long distance phone service to call any phone on the planet (more or less) from your computer. We don't plan on using it this way, but I have heard that they have great rates. See you online!

for windows users: http://www.skype.com/download/skype/windows/
for mac users: http://www.skype.com/download/skype/macosx/

Ciao!
the Savages