Sorry for the lack of blog yesterday but there wasn't anything terribly exciting to tell! I got to make a kilt in the morning (yes....a kilt for music class haha) as an example for the 4th graders for their dance festival costumes. These kilts are to be decorated with inspiration from the circus...so that's why it looks the way it does :) Last night everyone but Lauren and I went to the Vatican for a tour. Lauren was getting sick and I didn't feel like going downtown so late (the tour started at 8:30) so I stayed behind with Lauren. We had a relaxing evening and ventured down the hill to find Lauren some medicine and dinner. Apparently all the pharmacies and supermarkets close at 8pm so we missed that....lol. We wandered into a little bar down the street and got some paninis. Of course no one speaks English so it's always interesting trying to order food and pay. We managed and the food was delicious (as always) and then we got some pastries for dessert. They were AMAZING!! I'm going to be so disappointed in the food when I go home haha. Italian food is forever ruined for me unless it's REAL Italian food lol. Then the group that went to the Vatican got lost coming home and didn't get back until around 2am. I'm kind of glad I didn't go because they all looked miserable at school today.
Today was good. I didn't get to teach at all today but observed some more dance rehearsals and sat in on some of the younger music classes. We always get lunch at this little cafe a few blocks away and I love it there! The people are so nice. None of them speak English so we always have fun trying to communicate with each other. They recognize us interns now because it's the third day we've had lunch there. The food is SOOOO good! I might have to go there every day! They always have different things. I usually get pork (however they've prepared it that day), broccoli if they have it, and potatoes (they are SOO good!). Today I got this egg dish instead of the broccoli and it was delectable! After school I sat in on the 4th/5th grade choir rehearsal. They are going on "tour" next week so it was on of their last rehearsals. Dr. Robinson sat in with me (I know you're reading this ;) and it was so great! The kids are fantastic! They really WANT to learn! They were focused and even had suggestions to make things better. They really understand the singing concepts! Paige then asked me to conduct one of the songs and of course I was happy to! It's always fun sight reading music in front of kids and hoping you don't make a fool of yourself! They were wonderful and very patient with me when I missed a few cues. Dr. Robinson jumped in and gave them a few suggestions which is always fun to watch! I LOVE these kids! They're so wonderful and their attitudes were just amazing! It blew my mind. They actually were NOT like putting ants in a bottle. They stood on the risers without complaining for a whole hour. Even college students have trouble with that sometimes. Tomorrow I'm teaching a 4th grade lesson and giving a little intro to a new unit for the 5th graders (which I need to study up a little on my Roman history for!). Excited to actually get to teach the kids a little!
Everyone is pretty wiped out after their adventures last night so I think we're all staying in tonight and not doing anything exciting. I'm ok with that. Tomorrow is my birthday and then we're hopefully going to Florence/Tuscany for the weekend so I don't need to over-exert myself tonight. I'll definitely be doing SOMETHING tomorrow night.
I am absolutely loving the experience here and I really hope I can have the opportunity to teach internationally when I graduate. I would love to come back to Italy but I would be willing to try other places as well (Germany, Spain, France, England, etc.) Anything would be a grand adventure :) Well, I should write my daily log and pursue some dinner shortly.
Ciao!
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