Tuscany (Toscana)

English

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So, I am going to Tuscany tomorrow for seven days. I am not sure exactly where and what we will be doing there but definitely to learn more about the histories of the earth that recorded on rocks. According to our schedule, we'll have to submit a report by the end of this fieldtrip. So I better be ready to pay full attention to Sandro and Laura (my professors) at the same time enjoying beautiful landscapes offered in Tuscany. I heard we will have no internet connection while in Tuscany but don't worry, I'll update everything I found fascinating there. So see you again in 7 days.

Arrivederci

Earth and Environment in Italy

English 

It is advised to have some gelato when reading this!

Benvenuto in Italia.
So, I have been here in Italy for three and a half week. I came here for a semester starting in Early August till late October doing The Earth and Environment in Italy Program. This year, the program is initiated by Luther College and is open to students from the Associated College of the Midwest (ACM). There are eight of us from Luther College, one from Macalester College, one from Lawrence, and three from Carleton College.

We all are doing sixteen credits which are divided among 5 classes/parts. The classes are
1. ENVS 230- Earth system and the environment.
2. ENVS 330- The geology of Italy
3. ENVS 389- Directed research
4. Art 105- Science and aesthetic
5. Italian 100- Basic Italian

I enjoy my classes as well as my time here in Italy. I have been to so many places, mostly in Lazio and Marche regions. I was in Rome for three days. The main purpose was to enjoy some of the many Piazzas as well as the Vatican city. Another important purpose to visit Rome was also to reapply for my F1 visa so that I could go back to the States. It got approved and I just received my passport with the visa two days ago. So excited!

Regarding my abitazione, I live in a contrada (sort of a ward) called Coldigioco in Mache region. I start my daily activity with breakfast at 8am (sometimes earlier than that) and leave for fieldtrips from 9am till 5pm. Then, I have like around an hour to relax before the Italian class starts again from 6-7pm. The dinner normally starts at 8pm and everybody are pretty much free after dinner to do whatever they want in town. Well, unless if you are on the food cleaning up team where you have to do some cleaning up in the kitchen for like 20 minutes or less.

Most people will hang out in the "pub." It's right next to the house where I live. Basically it is the place where people go and drink wine (we put the money together to buy two 5-litter wine, a red and a white), play foosball, playing cards, reading some fun books (with a bunch of travel guides) or even just to chit-chat among us.

Well I guess that's it for now and stay tuned!

Dauluk

Haksolok Bodik Mai!
Bem Vindo!
Welcome!
Selamat Datang!
Bienvenido!

Han meiodia depois de lao explora Roma, Italia.

Ida ne'e mak hau nia esperensia ba dala uluk atu hakerek iha blog. Hau hein katak hau sei fahe esperensia oin-oin ne'ebe bele sai hanesan mata-dalan, lalenok, istoria, no inspirasaun ba belun sira. Oras ne'e daudauk hau halo hela intercambio (studi-banding) iha Marche, Italia (oras tolu ho comboio husi Roma, Lazio). Durante iha Italia ne'e, hau mos sei haloa viajem ba fatin barak iha Italia laran no mos viajem loron sanulu ba iha Croacia hanesan parte husi hau nia estudo. Hau mos plano atu ba visita Portugal iha feriadu nia laran. 

(p.s. Hau deside atu hakerek blog ne'e iha lian haat: Ingles, Espanhol, Indonesia no Tetum).

Apiro (MC), Italia / 12:17, Tersa 28 Augustu 2012