Howdy! Today was sort of a free day. We had the option of staying in Castiglion Fiorentino, going to Arezzo, or traveling to Cortona. The day was beautiful and much cooler than yesterday (due to the continuous drizzle of rain we experienced yesterday). The group that went to Cortona first walked through a market before heading to an Etruscan Museum. It was an amazing place with ruins from an Etruscan site making up parts of the museum walls. It was filled with vases, urns, miniatures, terracotta works, and so much more. After that, my group ate lunch before missing our bus due to a language barrier. Although we were at the correct location and time, we missed a phrase on the bus stop sign mentioning that this stop was closed (Sospeso = suspended/closed in Italian in case you were curious). All ended well though, and we ended up arriving only around thirty minutes late for the next event.
The group that headed to Arezzo enjoyed a day of shopping and visiting ruins of a Roman amphitheater. Our trains to and from Arezzo were delayed, but we had just enough time in the city and enough time to get to our next event back in Castiglion Fiorentino.
Back at the Center, we all participated in a discussion about academics and what to expect from Texas A&M. Unfortunately, we were rudely interrupted by a thunderstorm that decided to bring hail and drenched some of our rooms (the strong wind blew some windows open). Once the rain desisted, we continued on with a group discussion indoors. We finished the day with gelato as usual.
Marie Evans and Miranda Freeman
Class of 2017!!!!!!
I am really enjoying all of your stories and adventures! Please keep the stories and pictures coming!
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