title: Read XML File in Xamarin
body: <p>I am new to Xamarin and am looking to read an XML File in a Portable Class library.  </p>
  
  <p>The file can either be embedded or online, I have done some research and found options for both, but everything I have found is overly complicated for such a simple task.  I am wondering if anyone has an easy, clean way to accomplish this.</p>
  
  <p>The only stipulations are that you use the Portable Class Library so that the iOS, Android and Windows Phone projects can all use this same method.</p>
  
  <p>Context:
  Basically I am building a List of Items that will be placed into a ListViewer.  Each Item has a Name string and an ImageSource string.  I have xml documents that have the information I want to use, I just need an easy way to read these xml files inside Xamarin.</p>
  
  <p>Thank you for any help provided!</p>