Emilia Romagna

Hello everybody

It has been a while since my last post! I returned home on Monday night at two in the morning. Totally exhausted. Didn't sleep that much in Romagna. It was an alright trip, I definitely saw that I don't like traveling in huge groups. We were a group of around 100, and I quickly saw that maybe I was one of the only ones who wanted to eat local food or explore the cities! Tragically, we ate at McDonald's when we had the chance to eat (debatably) the best food in the world. I felt like I was letting my Uncle Lenny down by not eating spaghetti bolognese ONCE! We went to some beautiful cities, which are listed in my last post. My personal favorites were Bologna, Urbino, and Ravenna, but to be fair to Ferarra and San Marino, the weather wasn't very good when we got there. 

Something about the trip was making me very homesick, and I figured that it was probably thinking how much I love traveling with my family, especially to Greece. I was thinking so much about our family trips, and how much I love our "mode" of travel. I missed going to museums, eating local food, playing cards together, and often just being united by the common understanding that we all simply want to read our books! I guess I was feeling a little lonely. Anyways, it was great to see another part of Italy, as always.

I'd say the highlights for me were:

-the ferry ride from Palermo to Civitavechia (Rome's port)

-walking around Ravenna, seeing all of the mosaics and old churches

-seeing the main square of Bologna, with all of the people just sitting around at café's, being Italian, etc.

-listening to my new music

I am back in Favara. School started up, kind of. Tomorrow we have off because it is the first of May, which is pretty hilarious to me, then Saturday no one goes, because it is the day after the first of May. This Sicilian school system is a fascinating thing. I have been focusing a lot on writing, which has been great. I know my Mama is as well, back home, so it is a great connection.

I am about to post a bunch of pictures from the trip, enjoy!

Zander

P.S. Be sure to wash your hands and stay safe from the swine flu!