Weekend Update

So this weekend was the first that I spent entirely in Castiglion Fiorentino. It was definitely a good time. Saturday was a very relaxing day. I spent the morning working on projects for my art class ad reading. One of my favorite spots in town is the loggia in the center of the city, so I got a cappuccino and sat out there and and read and drew for a while which was very relaxing. For lunch a few of us got to-go pizza from the amazing Roggis and took it up to the tower and ate outside. It was a really beautiful day, not too hot at all. During the afternoon we walked down to the co-op grocery store and got some food for the hike we took today. I'm obsessed with these Italian cookies called GranCereale and its getting a little scary how much I crave them. They are healthy cookies though, so I don't feel as bad. Those are one thing I'm definitely bringing with me back to the States in bulk. So then we just had dinner at the school and watched the soccer game. Last night was Russia vs. the Netherlands, and Russia surprisingly won 3-1. It was a fun game to watch. I've realized that it is kind of hard to describe some of the places I talk about in this blog, like the loggia and the tower for example. They are both beautiful areas, but not even a picture could show just how great they are. So sorry if it's not descriptive enough, you'll just have to come to Italy if you want an accurate portrayal!

So today I did the unthinkable. Me and a group of 6 more people basically hiked a marathon. And when I say a marathon I mean the ones that are 26 miles. We left at 715 this morning and hiked to Cortona. This time we got there a lot quicker. We got to Cortona at about 1130 and after a lunch break.. we walked back! We did the walk back and 3 hours, definitely a record. I know how crazy that all sounds, but it was a beautiful walk, a great work out, and also really accomplishing in a way. In theory I though I would never be able to do it, but now I'm back and still breathing (but very hot and very sore), so I proved myself wrong. I've definitely had my long distance hiking fix and wont be doing anymore of those, except maybe at Cinque Terre. The day was good, but then the night was very disappointing. Italy lost their soccer game to Spain in a shootout. So no more Italian soccer games to watch. There was a betr made however prior to the game and after Italy lost one of the guys in our group had to shave his head into a mohawk. That was very entertaining. It looks pretty decent given that a bunch of people with no experience did it.. I'll try to get a picture though, it looks crazy. So this picture is from our studio early in the morning before we left for the walk. Pretty beautiful huh? Ciao!