Orientation Days

We only have one internet connection per room in our hotel, so I'll try to get the highlights before I have to shower and leave (only have 20 mins before I have to meet for dinner!)

The past few days have been pretty jam-packed. On Tuesday they sent a group of us to a school near Caldoroni - a city on top of a big hill. But we got a little lost and ended up on top of the hill, but the view was absolute gorgeous! When we finally made it to the school, the immediately brought the kids out without giving us any prep time. It was craaaazzy! All the little 6-7 year old Italian kids were running around and us tutors-in-training were trying to quickly think up what we should do. We did a big group dance and song and then split up into smaller groups. With my group we played a game similar to duck-duck-goose, but counted to 10 instead. I demonstrated then let the kids play. One time I was tapped, and I had to chase another tutor, and all of a sudden I heard the kids chanting "Jess-i-ca! Jess-i-ca!" Wow that was cool! I remember there were also 3 kids who were fighting to stand next to me in the circle. One boy even pulled a little girl's hair to make her move. The whole day was pretty tricky since we had no time to plan, but as I had mentioned, there were definitely some highlights.

Wednesday afternoon was Water Olympics and we all got soaked. Lots of good ideas for the camps. For dinner we got a tour of Old Sanremo and ate dinner in a small piazza outside at a place called Urbicia. It was just how I pictured Italy would be! Well, with the exception of our plastic silverware because there were so many of us. We had so much food and wine, and the main course was two different types of lasagna, one including pesto. Went out dancing afterwards.

Today was more preparation and learning more games. I'm really getting the hang of things now and and super excited to be starting at camp. It seems like I've been here for a good while now even though it hasn't even been a week, but I'm already getting used to things here.

I've gotten a nice glow on my arms and face, and bought a pair of socks with the Italian flag on them since I forgot to pack extras.

A woman on the street today was handing out flyers and she asked if I spoke Italian and I replied back in Spanish. She gave me a strange look before I realized what I said. "E' spagnolo! Mi dispiace!" And then I scuttled away.

Tonight we're eating at the Yacht Club. Heard it Should be good.