This week has been a very good one… basically because I’ve been eating out a lot, which means good food, great company, lots of money, and obesity. But it’s worth it. J I went on one great walking tour this week but missed out on some of the others because I wasn’t feeling 100% so I took many (too many) afternoon naps. Tuesday night I went out to watch the Liverpool-Inter[nazionale Milan] football (soccer) match (game). It was fun because the people here are great. I have some really bad pictures of people that I won’t put up because it would upset the people in the photos but I’ll try and get some better ones soon and then tell ya’ll who everyone is. Anyfoof, today (Thursday February 21, 2008) I had my first session of my Venetian history class. In my opinion, secondo me, this program just keeps proving itself better and better than the traditional study abroad program. This class meets once a week for 1.5-2 hours. It is a one-on-one session with the professor where we just discuss the course material. Half of the “classes” are going to be “on-site instruction” where we (me and my personal professor) discuss the lesson at a museum, at the Palazzo Ducale, walking near the Rialto, etc. Next week I begin my 3rd class, an art history class, which is conducted in the same format as this one. After I finished at school, I met Signora Crill at the Rialto. She arrived in Venice yesterday with a group of students for the trip she does with the school almost every year. For those of you who don’t know, Mrs. Crill was my Italian teacher for 4 years in High School. Rockwell, my former HS principal, is the other chaperone. After Mrs. Crill instructed Rockwell on how to get back to their hotel, she and I walked around a bit and then she treated me to a cappuccino. It was a very nice afternoon and I wouldn’t pass up any opportunity to see her. She was a great teacher and will always be wonderful lady!
P.S. My German friend, Friedrich has been calling me G.I. Joe for a week now because in class I attempted to talk about what kind of toys I played with as a child. I mentioned G.I. Joe because I thought it was well known but apparently I assumed wrong. He’s also giving me a lot of sit for accidentally referring to Cappucceto Rosso (Little Red Riding Hood) as Cappuccino Rosso. As you can see he’s a very funny man. J
Changed my mind. Here are some pictures.
\/ Mrs Crill \/
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