My Explorations class combined with my Italian Cuisine and the Mediterranean Diet class to travel to Bomarzo. We spent the afternoon at an Olive oil factory viewing the production facility as well as sampling the factory's various olive oils and, as all my cooking field trips end, of course there was a wine tasting segment! Thankfully our professors and Simone provided us with lots of delicious breads, cheeses and meats to sample with the oil and wine.
An average Monday studying abroad might equal the only two classes you have combining together for an olive oil field trip and a night time archery session, just saying. My Explorations class combined with my Italian Cuisine and the Mediterranean Diet class to travel to Bomarzo. We spent the afternoon at an Olive oil factory viewing the production facility as well as sampling the factory's various olive oils and, as all my cooking field trips end, of course there was a wine tasting segment! Thankfully our professors and Simone provided us with lots of delicious breads, cheeses and meats to sample with the oil and wine. Monday night was rather spontaneous! Right after the field trip I joined my friends Risa, Jen and Eugenio for an archery session in Viterbo. I had done archery as a unit in P.E. when I was in 8th grade, so I hoped to remember some of the skills when we arrived. I'm no Katniss Everdeen but after two rounds of shooting I can successfully say my last arrow hit the bullseye (yellow) right on the edge. The instructor informed me of my shot by saying, "Bene. Yellow!" I hope to participate in more of the archery sessions before I leave. It was quite the adrenaline rush and after shooting a few arrows I wanted to keep going.
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This weekend my summer finally came to an end and with that came two adventures to 2 cities outside the walls of Viterbo. On Friday (the 5th) Kody, Risa and I adventured for 3 miles to reach Villa Lante in the town of Bagnaia. It's one of the greatest achievements of the Italian Renaissance. It has a large park of about 44 acres with a magnificent Italian garden and spectacular fountains and water shows. On Saturday (the 6th) Kody, Risa, Will, Yeo, Jen, Michelle, Kelsey and I successfully figured out the Cotral busses and traveled to the town of Bomarzo where we toured MONSTERS PARK (Parco dei Mostri). The "monsters" are formed in volcanic stones scattered throughout the park. |