Greetings, inhabitants of the USA!
After the exciting yet grueling day at Rome yesterday, all the fish collapsed into a deep slumber until late in the morning.
While some of them arose early to do laundry, most of them did not awake until the sun's cruel raise beat down upon the earth with a fiery fury.
By 10:30, everybody was up and going, and was at the first session of the day.
After being forced to relocate inside due to the heat, we had a rousing discussion about ... what did we talk about?...... professionalism! We talked about professionalism! Writing resumes, doing interviews, how to dress, and like, not using filler words and stuff. We also regarded the dangers of hazing and its hidden dangers and many forms; from forcing freshmen to run around in their underwear to peer pressuring Sam and Conner into writing a blog about today's events.
After our sessions, we all split up to grab lunch in the town. Coincidentally, we all ate Italian food.
The rest of the day was filled with naps, games and life-map interviews.
On Wednesday, the fish were told to plan out their lives on 8.5x11 sheets of paper. Today they talked about their lives with the faculty leaders, receiving much helpful information.
Meanwhile, many other fish were occupied playing games such as 42, Dominion, Spades and Chess. 42 is a trick-winning game with dominoes, introduced to the Center by Ryan Trantham, and is much beloved by all. Dominion is a medieval-themed-deck-building game introduced by Colton Williams, who over uses Throne-Room like the cheap cheater he is! Oh, sorry, excuse me. These games get me worked up, as they are extremely addictive. Spades, on the other hand, has been peacefully enjoyed by all, especially with Madeline’s Star Trek themed Deck.
These three games, along with chess and B-Movie night have become staples of the late-night at Santa Chiara.
The most popular hang-out in the center is the “wi-fi room”, where the internet leaks in through the walls providing much nourishment to the smartphones and tablets of the fish, who flock there like wildebeest around a watering hole.
After dinner, we all signed up to go to Orvietto, Perugia, or the Lake tomorrow. Most everyone chose Orvietto, while the lame-Os chose to go to the lake.
As usual, we all headed down to the magnificent Coco Palm for gelato and conversation.
Later tonight, a beast was found to roam the upper halls. Sam Konopczynski successfully repelled the bat out a window (along with help in the form of toilet roll throwers, Bethany and Adam and filmographer and Beast hunter Madeline Hansalik), only for it to return while he was busy writing a blog.
Loved the humor in this one. Glad Ryan has introduced you to THE Aggie domino game of 42 - that IS an old army tradition.
ReplyDeleteOrvieto (one "t") is fascinating with lots of history. One tidbit you might miss is that Orvieto is the place where the Pope finally turned down England's Henry VIII's request for an annulment. (The pope holed up there while surrounded by the troops of Emperor Charles V). That started the English reformation that eventually led to hard line Reformists leaving England for America. So you'll be visiting one of the places where the dominoes started falling into place that made America an English colony! Take pictures!!