Once I finally woke up I made my way to Sabbath school that was held in one of our dorm's common rooms. I had to borrow a dress from someone because all of my dresses were also in my carry on. The struggle is real! I had to be kind of quiet because my new roommate had just arrived the previous night and needed to sleep in. In Sabbath school we talked about God's love and change. We then walked down the steep hill to the church. It was very big and pretty. I will have pictures next time. I'm pretty sure the sermon was on the end times. I didn't really understand it, but there were a few words I understood here and there. We then had a dedication and all the theology and ACA students went upfront to have a prayer said for us. When we got back to the dorm I was told that my bag had arrived!! I ran down the four flights of stairs to the airport van outside. FINALLY!!!! I had my bag and my underwear! I unpacked that and was all set for my adventure.
-Midday
I took my first venture into town in the afternoon. We had some of the Italians take us into the winding maze of town. I started to discover that whenever you want to go somewhere you have to walk. Drivers are crazy! I have not been hit or honked at yet, but I expect that to happen soon. I had my very first taste of real gelato. It was very yummy! I think my first flavor was cafe with little chocolate coffee shaped beans. We then made our way back towards the villa. We sang and played music out on the front steps for a while and then I came back to my room and took a much needed nap!
-Evening
Later that day we had another scheduled trip into town for gelato. This was like a little tour for the students. I had gelato a second time that day and I believe I found my favorite. It's called bacha, basically it taste like heaven and when I think heaven I think Nutella! After we had gotten the goods we started the long walk into the center of town. It was dark, but the sight was still amazing. Towards the center of town the streets are cobble stone and it's a bit more touristy so the shops were open late. This was my first view of the city center.
We walked around the town for most of the night. I'm so glad I was wearing good shoes because my feet were very sore. I'm glad I was able to experience the city though. While walking through the center I noticed there were quite a bit of statues. Immediately an episode of Doctor Who popped into my head. If you have seen this particular episode you will understand why I kept my eyes wide open for most of the trip. If you have not seen the episode watch it. Life will be different for you after that. Season 3: ep 10 "Blink" Just do it.
We ended our night in town on this bridge. We watched as two girls were serenaded by a local musician. On our way back we decided that it would take too long to walk all the way back to school and so we decided to take the bus back. It was a fantastic idea except for that fact that no one had bought a ticket. The leader of our group for that night told us to just pray. Then the bus came and we all jumped on. There were about 20 of us or more all crammed onto the bus. I stuffed myself into a corner between two of my new Italian friends. I couldn't reach the bar so I held onto both of them. That was all good except for the drunk guy right in front of me. He had a very large suit case and very stinky breath. He kept talking to me and saying how full the bus was, but I didn't really know what he was saying besides that. At one point in the journey he fell right onto me. I wasn't really sure what to do so I just made a surprised face and nervously laughed while those around tried to correct his stance. Thankfully he got off on the next stop. There was a giggle of relief from most everyone in our group that was around. We didn't have to wait too much longer before we arrived at our destination. A couple people decided to have a race up the steep hill to the villa. I thought it was crazy! So I joined in. Once we all arrived at the top we discussed what we would do the next day then parted ways and finished the long day with a good sleep.
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