Ciao!
It is officially our second week in beautiful Italia! Aside from the rain, our first week in Ariccia and beginning of our second week has been an incredible start to the trip. Most of us are finally recovered from jet lag and starting to feel adjusted to our daily routines at the Palace. To start off the second week, we took a class trip to the Monday market. Everyone had been looking forward to this day since we arrived. After gathering our coins together, Cinzia led us up the hill to the market and gave us a tour of the different tents. Most of us bought bananas, kiwis, oranges and apples. The kiwis were delicious!
Who doesn’t love a bag fresh fruits/vegetables for only a few Euros?
Later that Monday afternoon we had our first Italian cooking class. We all enjoyed meeting Mary Lou, our cooking instructor. What a sweet lady! She taught us how to make Amatriciana, a common Italian dish. It was so delicious that most of us had to go back for seconds. For dessert, she had a few girls make a simple Nutella-filled cake. It definitely didn’t take long for the Nutella-cake to disappear! The first cooking class was a success and we all cannot wait to cook with Mary Lou again!
Definitely worth eating all of the carbs!
Throughout this week, most of our lectures have been focused on preparation for our Grand Tour of Rome. Roberta and Professor Francesco Petrucci taught us all about the sites that we will be touring in Rome on Wednesday and Thursday this week. After learning about the history and facts of each site, we are all anxiously looking forward to visiting them in person. I have never been to the Colosseum before so I am excited to visit that for the first time! We are officially ready for our Grand Tour!
We are feeling very educated and prepared for our Grand Tour field trips to Rome!
Katie Ludlow