Today was amazing!
At 7:00, Katie and I went to a little bakery to get breakfast. I had a pastry of some kind. It was delicious. The man there was really nice and worked with us because we didn't speak a lick of Italian. We'll definitely be more prepared next time we go back.
After breakfast we walked around the town for about an hour. There was a market in Piazza Girabaldi. They were selling fresh produce, souvenirs and other random things. At about 8:00 we noticed that all the school-aged kids were emerging and pretty much took over the town. They were everywhere. It was funny because they were just like kids in America. There were cliques, you could tell boys were flirting with girls and some kids were outcasts- it was all the same, just in another language.
At 9:45 we had an orientation class about the general area and the program. We took another little tour of the town and we went up to the top of the hill where there are 13th century castle ruins. The view from everywhere is amazing! It's like walking into a picture!
After that we went and walked around the town some more. We went to the pharmaccia and I bought post cards, random Italian candy, and Nutella! We had to talk to the man in the shop again, but he was really nice and he tried his best to talk to us. The people in the town are really good with the student at the center and generally know that we don't know any Italian. They're great and try to help us with the language barrier.
After that we had a "survival Italian" class and learned some general phrases that definitely would have been helpful earlier in the day! :-p
I couldn't sleep in because the jet lag woke me up at 5:30 this morning and I couldn't go back to sleep. I got online and used the internet when it was working great because everyone else was still asleep.
At 7:00, Katie and I went to a little bakery to get breakfast. I had a pastry of some kind. It was delicious. The man there was really nice and worked with us because we didn't speak a lick of Italian. We'll definitely be more prepared next time we go back.
After breakfast we walked around the town for about an hour. There was a market in Piazza Girabaldi. They were selling fresh produce, souvenirs and other random things. At about 8:00 we noticed that all the school-aged kids were emerging and pretty much took over the town. They were everywhere. It was funny because they were just like kids in America. There were cliques, you could tell boys were flirting with girls and some kids were outcasts- it was all the same, just in another language.
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| Tank in Piazza Girabaldi. |
At 9:45 we had an orientation class about the general area and the program. We took another little tour of the town and we went up to the top of the hill where there are 13th century castle ruins. The view from everywhere is amazing! It's like walking into a picture!
After that we had lunch and I took a nap. I was exhausted from waking up so early! Hopefully I'll be able to sleep a little longer tomorrow because we have a long day. After my nap we had a meeting about traveling in Europe and using the train system. Hopefully it isn't going to be as complicated as I think. I got a little practice when I was in Washington, D.C. in high school, but that was a long time ago... and in English! Hah!
After that we went and walked around the town some more. We went to the pharmaccia and I bought post cards, random Italian candy, and Nutella! We had to talk to the man in the shop again, but he was really nice and he tried his best to talk to us. The people in the town are really good with the student at the center and generally know that we don't know any Italian. They're great and try to help us with the language barrier.
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| My first nutella purchase in Italy! |
After that we had a "survival Italian" class and learned some general phrases that definitely would have been helpful earlier in the day! :-p
Then we had dinner, which was delicious! Pasta and meatballs and veggies. Everything is served family-style in a big dining room downstairs.
In a little bit my roommates and I are going to the "Velvet Underground"- a bar close by the school. Italians use bars for more than just drinking- they gather there to socialize and gossip and just hang out. It should be interesting to see all the locals interacting with each other.
Well I'm off! Gonna clean up before we go out!
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