So Monday was Caitlin's 20th birthday! I took her out for birthday gelato at lunch time and Whitney cooked her dinner. Tara bought her this extremely delicious cannoli. But the real party came when we went to Merlin’s. It is this Irish pub in Perugia that has Karaoke on Monday nights. We showed up and there was no one there. Therefore we had no reason to be embarrassed. Courtney and Samantha started the evening off with some Spice Girls. Then they moved onto "Don't Stop Believing." I sang one song with Whitney; "Dance with Somebody" by Whitney Houston. We finished the evening singing a song called "Boom Boom Boom" that I have never heard of before in my life. There is a video of this musical magic on facebook if anyone cares to watch it. I am not sure I understand the appeal of Karaoke. But I do believe that Caitlin enjoyed herself so that is all that matters.
Yesterday (Wednesday) we went to Assisi. It was pouring rain and we had to take the bus. It was really loud and the Italian youth were yelling about how we were all Americans. Our tour guide was the best one yet. His name was Marco. He was really invested in getting to know us and using our majors and personalities to connect what we were seeing so that it would be interesting to everyone. He kept calling me his Dear Emily. It made me really happy. :) We toured the Basilica Papale di San Francesco. It was the first time that I remember hearing the theology of Saint Francis. Even though I am not a Franciscan monk I still went down to the location where his tomb was to pray. It was a really moving moment. I felt a calm wave move over me during the time I was down there. Something else that was really cool was near his tomb people place photos of their family members in the hopes that St. Francis will protect them in both this life and that after. Also if you wanted to give a donation you could take a candle and put it in a pile in front of the tomb. Eventually that candle would be one of the six burning on the alter in front of his tomb. Because of a train strike we did not have as much time as we thought we would in the city so we only got to see that particular Basilica.
This weekend I probably won’t have internet because my apartment has lost its connection. So just know that I am staying in Perugia this weekend. We are thinking about going to the open market on Saturday but that is about it. Honestly I am a bit travelled out. I am looking forward to getting a few good nights of rest. The one thing about America that I miss is the clothes dryers. My clothes are so big on me now because they haven’t been shrunk in the dryer! It’s slightly infuriating. I foresee the purchase of a belt in my future. Also I had my Italian midterm this morning. Italian will surely be the death of me. This is what I know so far: Mi chiamo Emily. Io sono Americana. Sono di north Carolina. And that is it. I am pretty sure that the stuff we are learning now I did not even think about until my second year of French. Leggare, mangere, dormire, etc. all these verbs that we had to know how to conjugate. It was torture. But I keep thinking that I don’t have to transfer these credits and all is well in the world again. Until next time dear reader!
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