Thus far my sketch notebook has not only been an adventure into getting to know my drawing style and how I can progress as an artist even though I didn’t even consider that a possibility. It’s also a way to take notes and look back on my previous adventures throughout Milan and how this study abroad experience has impacted me. It’s also a way to find the interesting ads of Milan and show them to colleagues and learn the differences in culture that are present here. One of my favorite sketches currently is the one above. The reason I greatly enjoy it is because to me it feels like a pun and even to the people of Italy I believe it is taken that way. I think this is the case because in the headline it says “eately,” which to Italians is how you pronounce the word Italy, and it also contains the word “eat.” This amazing pun made me laugh for a good ten minutes as I realized the play on words and really wanted to congratulate the agency that thought of this one. Even though I have no idea what the ad is actually saying, I can tell that it’s related to food with not only the picture of the woman holding bags of food but also the word “eately” telling me. It also seems to be strictly for Italy and would not even come close to working in the United States, which I feel gives it that uniqueness and sincerity that can only be achieved here.