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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Halloween in Italy is one day I will never forget! From 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. I spent the day at Parco Regionale Della Maremma with my Explorations class for a field trip and the evening was spent at a Villa, within the walls of Viterbo, drinking wine and celebrating Halloween with some of our Italian friends! I was really happy to spend lunch soaking up the sun at the beach and it was great to return to Viterbo and see the Halloween spirit come alive with adults and kids dressed up for the night time festivities! |