Cemmo - Week 2

On Saturday, Helen and I decided to go to Lake Iseo to lay out in the sun. We took the ferry over to Monte Isola and found a perfect spot right by the water. On Sunday, Sr. Roberta took us hiking in the mountains with her parents, sister, and nephew and niece. This mountain was so steep that it was completely exhausting. I felt like I was leaning forward too much, yet I never hit the ground. It was a beautiful but tiring day, and it made my allergies go crazy.







The students returned on Monday morning, along with Emanuele. During breakfast, my past host mom came downstairs and we both screamed out of excitement. I was smothered with kisses and she gave me a souvenir from Spain - a red bracelet that matches my tutor shirt. It was so thoughtful of them.

Reunited!

Helen and I continued to escape from the convent every night this week. This time we went to the same restaurant that we did the 1st night to get a side of spinach along with our liter of wine.

One night we went to go see a circus that came to town. It was advertised as a Winnie-the-Pooh Magic Circus. However, Winnie only came at the end and he himself didn't do any magic. But the rest of the show was entertaining and I got to hold a python after the ticket vendor dragged me into the center of the ring.

The next morning I had to get contact solution, so Sr. Roberta said that she would take me at 9am (the time that camp starts). Helen and I devised a plan to make a murder mystery game to explain my absence. We wrote a script for the kids the night before and assigned them their Fairy Tale characters later. That morning, I dressed as Henry VII and did my whole spiel before disappearing during morning circle. Sr. Roberta drove me to the optical store, and once I walked in, I was greeted by my former host dad from last year! I completely forgot that he owned an optical store! It was so coincidental.

The rest of the murder mystery fame was a success, and the kids came up with some extremely creative answers as to why they chose the characters as the murderer. One of my favorites was, "Cinderella. Because she's got an ugly face."

The final show was a bit stressful, but they all ended up doing very well. We said our goodbyes, and Helen and I are heading back to civilization next week - Remedello!