Life after L.I.F.E.

Finally! After two nights of Tylenol PM induced sleep and and a normal class schedule for three whole days I think I am BEGINNING to adjust to Italian time. And while nights at the sports bar and pizzeria are factored into our nightly routines, I've been skipping out. Monday through Wednesday we had class followed by a LIFE debrief. Thursday Team A had the Da Vinci challenge all day which is a low ropes team building exercise. We did the trust fall, trust run. the wall, the spiderweb, and this "me-that-never" thing which was like crowd surfing followed by a back flip. As much fun as Thursday was I cannot talk about Thursday without mentioning the fever...So all of Team A is pretty sick with the common cold, sinus infections etc. Well this girl broke a fever at 6 am Thursday morning. It was awful. But naturally, by 9 am when we had to be ready, I was good to go. Fever gone, nausea suppressed, headache under control. Thursday night I opted for a movie with some friends in the Hawk Room which was a much better plan.

Pre-Trust Fall

Post-Trust Fall

Friday has been much better! All we had was a "Survival Italian" class in the morning and then a travel orientation in the afternoon. House keeping came today which is always a bonus (that's right, I get clean sheets, towels and a clean room every Tuesday and Friday). I got in a good nap and a trip to the gym which is not much to speak of. It's got everything you need but it is all a little out dated. American students are only allowed in the gym during certain hours out of respect for the Italians. I've never felt more at home than I do between the hours of 14:00 and 18:00!

Tomorrow we have a full day of class and then 45 of us are hopping a bus to Bassano for a club opening (???) and then 25 of us are turning around on Sunday and going to Verona for the day (O Romeo, O Romeo)!!

Fino alla prossima volta!