Apparently, one of my roommates was in the shower when the water went out. It wasn’t restored until 7.30 the next morning, but really, since there was water today, all was well in Italian Aggieland.
Today was activities at the Center: art and some school information. I, having gone to the art, at some points wished I went to the information session. Don’t get me wrong, the printmaking was very, very informative, and many students enjoyed the session; however, some of us (me) are not cut out to be artists.
The food today was great: lots of pasta and meatballs (really good). Up next in free time, ninja and pickup soccer. Possibly the largest ninja game on records was conducted in the Santa Chiara courtyards, with over 30 participants. After several heated battles, Jim emerged the winner of the last game before we had to go to lessons.
Now, to soccer, or as it is known around the world, calcio, futbol, or just plain footy.
Our minimal Italian skills didn’t really help, but somehow, soccer terms translate internationally.
After a warm-up match with some unfortunate results, the two sides, mixed of both A&M students and locals, split and got underway in a series of 5 minute matches.
The first, marked by great goalkeeping (hint: it was me) maintaining a clean sheet, went to penalty kicks, decided by on the final kick by the very goalkeeper spoken of. The second saw an emerging
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Well, I (Megan) too had an interesting experience with the wonderful water outage late last night. After a long game of 42 with dominoes I decided to get ready for bed. When I tried to turn on the sink I only heard a gurgle and no water came out. After the word got out, a bunch of people gathered to distribute buckets and bottles of water to all of the rooms. I mostly ran around with my flashlight (I still haven’t been able to locate all of the light switches) but I managed to distribute some of the water. After meeting with a few other people, we decided to cancel our morning run around Castiglion Fiorentino on the off chance that we would not be able to shower in the morning.
I woke up around 7.00 to bright sunlight and a nice cool breeze blowing through the open window. The mornings here are the best. My window looks down into the courtyard and the view from there is amazing. After using one of the water bottles to brush my teeth I tried the faucet once more to discover that finally the water had returned!
After a quick breakfast in town, the group split for the day’s activities at the center. I stayed at the center to learn about personal health, safety, and study abroad for the coming year at TAMU. Friday the groups switch and I get to paint! I hope I do a better job of keeping the ink off of my hands than some people.
Lunch was another full-blown affair of three courses. With all of this food and gelato every night, I can’t believe we aren’t all fat by now, even with all of the walking!
The afternoon was comprised of more educational sessions about getting involved in the
We took breaks throughout the day, and somehow decided to start a game of Ninja during one. Before I knew it, most of the group was involved, and people were striking ninja poses left and right. Ninja is a little hard to explain, but you basically take turns trying to get people out by hitting their hands with your own. You must employ all of your “ninja skills” including chopping, ducking, and jumping out of the way. You are only allowed to make one move at a time and must hold your pose after you move. This definitely makes for some interesting and hilarious poses, many of which were caught on camera :D .
Lastly the day came to a close with the usual Gelato run. On our way back to the Santa Chiara center we made a stop at the city piazza in order to watch the Brazilian group perform in the festival that has been here since yesterday.
Tomorrow we adventure to
Buona notte,
Collin Hunt and Megan Poorman
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