Buon Giorno, ci chiamiamo Ricker & Peter.
These past 2 weeks we learned many things, including: how to greet new Italian friends, learning about the past of Rome and the religious background of art. We also learned about Greek and Roman history. We have all been getting used to living without family and some close friends. We’ve been spending our time in Porto San Giorgio swimming in the ocean and meeting Italian students. The weather has been amazing, warmer than Canada’s summer. Currently it’s 30C during the day and high 20’s in the mornings and evenings. It’s only rained once, so far. We visited the Amalfi coast, Rome (inside the Vatican and Sistine Chapel). We’ve also been to Pompeii and saw many ruins. Paestum is another city we visited. It’s an ancient Greek city with many ruins. Last night we met our first Italian friends and got gelato with them. They were very friendly and helpful, showing us around the town. Peter’s favourite flavour of gelato is nocciole and Ricker’s is straciatella. The hotel has some great food, but it’s a little more repetitive than home. The typical Italian dishes are pasta, meat and fruit. Breakfast is much different than it is back in Canada; no pancakes with maple syrup. Instead, we get some continental breakfast which includes cereal and bread with cheese and ham. The breakfasts they eat in Italy are also consumed in very small amounts, but the lunch and dinner with 2 main courses makes up for the lack of food in the morning. The school we attend is top quality with some very mature and intelligent students. The principal is also a lovely fellow. He came to visit us even though he was sick. The art school produced many paintings and statues which are for viewing in the hall. We attended mass today which was very similar to a Canadian mass. The people were very friendly and welcoming. After mass, we went for a walk in the piazza where there was a market setting up. Some items being sold ranged from fresh porchetta to winter jackets (30 C is relatively cold for Italians?). It’s been a hectic week, all in all. Everyone was happy to have a day off after mass today. Some people went to the beach, while others slept and others watched movies or worked on homework. Our batteries are charged and we’re ready to go back to school.
Please take a look at a few photos we've chosen to post: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tcdsbinitalia
Ciao y’all,
Ricker & Peter
These past 2 weeks we learned many things, including: how to greet new Italian friends, learning about the past of Rome and the religious background of art. We also learned about Greek and Roman history. We have all been getting used to living without family and some close friends. We’ve been spending our time in Porto San Giorgio swimming in the ocean and meeting Italian students. The weather has been amazing, warmer than Canada’s summer. Currently it’s 30C during the day and high 20’s in the mornings and evenings. It’s only rained once, so far. We visited the Amalfi coast, Rome (inside the Vatican and Sistine Chapel). We’ve also been to Pompeii and saw many ruins. Paestum is another city we visited. It’s an ancient Greek city with many ruins. Last night we met our first Italian friends and got gelato with them. They were very friendly and helpful, showing us around the town. Peter’s favourite flavour of gelato is nocciole and Ricker’s is straciatella. The hotel has some great food, but it’s a little more repetitive than home. The typical Italian dishes are pasta, meat and fruit. Breakfast is much different than it is back in Canada; no pancakes with maple syrup. Instead, we get some continental breakfast which includes cereal and bread with cheese and ham. The breakfasts they eat in Italy are also consumed in very small amounts, but the lunch and dinner with 2 main courses makes up for the lack of food in the morning. The school we attend is top quality with some very mature and intelligent students. The principal is also a lovely fellow. He came to visit us even though he was sick. The art school produced many paintings and statues which are for viewing in the hall. We attended mass today which was very similar to a Canadian mass. The people were very friendly and welcoming. After mass, we went for a walk in the piazza where there was a market setting up. Some items being sold ranged from fresh porchetta to winter jackets (30 C is relatively cold for Italians?). It’s been a hectic week, all in all. Everyone was happy to have a day off after mass today. Some people went to the beach, while others slept and others watched movies or worked on homework. Our batteries are charged and we’re ready to go back to school.
Please take a look at a few photos we've chosen to post: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tcdsbinitalia
Ciao y’all,
Ricker & Peter
What a fantastic idea and very well written! Ricker & Peter have set the bar high now so it should be interesting following everyone's posts! Loved the pictures!
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(Clarissa's mom)
We are happy to see that they are having fun and learning. We look forward to reading more blogs and looking at more pictures. We are glad to hear that the people are so friendly and welcoming of the students. We hope Ricker is not sleeping in class.
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