Week of Nov 16-22

Hey everyone,

It's Heather and Julia, writing to you after yet another eventful week of new experiences. We got many opportunities to break out of our routine and consistent agenda by attending classes with Italians.

On Wednesday, after school, we got the chance to speak with fifth year Italian students who recently started studying the English language. In Professoressa Dolce’s class, we were given prompt questions about our likes and dislikes of school subjects, to which most of us replied, “being in Italian class.” While laughing and finding common interests of music and movies, the Italian style proved to be much different than ours. A few of us even explained Canada’s geography with a chalkboard drawing, whereas the Italians drew a significantly better portrait of their home country. Some students were more capable of conversing in English, while others struggled with it, but everyone made a good effort. Though the incentive to get additional volunteer hours was the main motive, we all had a blast and hope to return.

Over the course of the week, we experienced a couple of other Italian cultural events. Thursday consisted of meeting with Professoressa Alici’s class, where we learned about items around the house. This was class both amusing and educational using common Italian words we use every day. Saturday’s sculpture class with Professore Donadario was with the Italians we know the best. It was interesting to compare the Italians’ remarkable artwork to our not-so-good sculptures.

Later that Saturday afternoon, most of us took the hour and a half train to Pescara, a city that made most of us nostalgic for Toronto’s busy and fast paced nature. While scavenging for good deals on expensive clothing, we came to the conclusion that most stores required a little more money than we expected.

As many of you may have already heard, we will be having an audience with the Pope, this coming Wednesday. Although, we are not all too thrilled about the strict dress code, we look forward to this once in a lifetime experience.

With less than a month left in PSG, we’re all both excited and saddened due to the fact that we will get to see our friends and families yet will have to leave our family behind here, at our home away from home.

This week’s interesting topic is: “what has been your funniest moment(s) on the trip?”

Alex: When Ricker punches Dylan in the stomach and Dylan replies, “Uhhhhhhh...YES!!”

Clarissa: i. When Mr.C visited
ii. The time on the 8th floor
iii. When we encountered Mr. Purple Sweater

Chelsea: i. When Heather thought the Titanic was in the movie The Day after Tomorrow.
ii. When we got steamy chestnuts at the Trevi fountain.
iii. Dinner with Claire’s entertainment.

Silvana: Lesson 37, taking webcam pictures of Michelle

Michelle: i. Angel with Claire
ii. At dinner when drinking tea, singing and making heart shapes out of orange peels.

Claire: i. General dinner nonsense
ii. When studying for Italian class

Taylor: While Sean was visiting our room, Mel and I put on some music and we began dancing when we tripped over my suitcases bursting into laughter, while Sean just looked up and shook his head.

Melissa: All our little movie nights where we squished as many people as possible onto the beds and Kasia barging in most of the time and us screaming at her while she jumps on us.

Julia: i. When Mr.C and Roshandra visited.
ii. Watching the Herbert the Pervert and Ollie Family Guy episodes.

Heather: Watching the reaction video to Scarlett takes a Tumble on Youtube.

Marisa: i. The time when I said “Mirko Bio” during the game “Things”
ii. When Buffy is whittles the stakes with Angel and Xander on Buffy the Vampire
Slayer.

Sam D: Aerobics class!! When the uncoordinated attempt to dance.

Natalia Z: When we played the game “Things”

Sam L: The times when we watched Supernatural.

Kasia: i. Natalia H’s laundry wipe-out.
ii. When Julia and I were playing slap sumo in the hallways.
iii. Doing the gangster walks.
iv. Michelle’s laugh at dinner.

Natalia H: i. Elevator ride with Annamaria.
ii. making the Katy Perry remix to “Waking up in Vegas”.
iii. Studying for Classical Civilization class.

Ricker: Dinner talk before watching The Secretary.

Peter: When we had movie nights.

Dylan: Any moment with the word “poetry”.

Sean: Listening to Mr. Tuohy’s lectures (e.g. #5 “Love, Sex and Gender in Ancient Greece”...it’s educational).

As always, please check out our new photos at: www.flickr.com/photos/tcdsbinitalia