We Did A Lot But Yet So Little..

So at 10:00 am we finally set out to have our tour of Castiglion Fiorentino with Paolo himself. Paolo took us to see the nearby church and enlightened us about architecture and christian art in the Middle Ages. Then we went to the City Hall where the memoriam for all the fallen in WW1 was on display, it was depressing to see how many lost their lives in such a pointless war. Then we went to the museum where Paolo talked about art some more and showed us a magnificent cross that was made in the 13th Century, then he took us to the highest point of Castiglion Fiorentino and showed us the marvellous view. He presented to us a few ancient texts and music, and then we went underground to see some excavations. It was interesting.
We then had lunch at the Center, it was good.

After lunch we had some free time where some took naps and some played ping pong. Our free time was ended with a series of lectures on proffesionalism in which the Student Leaders discussed resumes, interviews, dining etiquette, ethics, and public speaking. We knew most of this stuff already, but to be polite we payed attention anyways. We then learned the Aggie War Hymn and then had some more free time.

After the tedious lectures we then proceded to the art gallery where our art was on display. Our art was beautiful, but even more spectacular was the art of Ricardo the art teacher whose art completely overshadowed ours.
Then we had Italian lessons, whe
re we learned to count in Italian. Uno duo tres and so on. We also learned how to order Pizza. The lessons were enlightening as well as practical.

Then we had dinner, like lunch it was also delicious. There was pasta and fried chicken with french fries. A real Italian meal.

Then we went to get gelato, it was delicious as always. Then we played soccer and Erin scored. Nathan was the goalie but could not hold against Erin's fierce offensive, despite the fact they were on the same team.

After that rousing experience we returned to the Center to hear a dude play the accordion. The accordion is an interesting instrument but he played it with the gracefullness of a swan. It was beautiful yet haunting. After that Erin and I came upstairs to write this blog entry. It was fun.
We are first in line for gelato tomorrow because of this. Thank you for giving us this oppurtunity. Tomorrow we head for Assisi, bye.

Erin and Talal