Sunday, October 26, 2008

Cagliari

"Now I know where that saying comes from...I could eat a horse"

Sorry I haven't updated in so long!
So a couple of weeks ago we went to Cagliari.
It is a very beautiful city!
We went to a beach called Poeto, a very long beach!
We also wondered around the old city!
We ate delicious mushroom risotto, probably the best food since I have come here

Elisabetta (host mom), and her parents-

Bella Cagliari-

La Chiesa - The church where the pope visited

Citta Vecchio (Old City)-
View of the City-

Ballet- haha

Sciopero/ Assembly 23/10/08- 26/10/08

"Gelmini Gelmini Va Fanculo"   
"Se la Reforma Passa Occupazione in Massa"

This past week there has been a ton of protesting at my school
The kids are protesting against the reform of Italian schools
The lady in charge of the Ministry of Education (Gelmini) is the leader of the horrible reform
Nobody wants this reform but this lady is supposed to be representing the wants of teachers and students
This week there was both and assembly and a sciopero
At the assembly they decided to do an illegal occupation of the school
My friend Paolo led the assembly

After the Assembly the kids in my class decided to lead an illegal occupation of the school. However, they were soon kicked out by the police. Starting yesterday they started Autogestione at my school were the kids teach themselvs. This will continue until Thrusday when there is a HUGE general Sciopero all throughout Italy.

Gianlu and Friends at the Sciopero-

SCIOPERO in front of the Magestrario-
Me at the Sciopero-

Paolo at the Sciopero-

Elias, Francesco and Emanuele in front of our school-

Hanging the Signs for the Occupation-

Discussion of the occupation of the school-
Francesca in the Assembly-




Elena, Chiara and Isabella-


La Assemblea-

My sister Barbara in Roma told me that this week her university started occupation
Everyone tells me that we are lucky to have all this protesting this year.

Adjusting to la Vita Italiana

"I wonder how many people die in elevators every day....none"
"I hope you die....NEVER"
Gianlu, Pal, Io e Tim-

On Weekends we get to hangout with our friends. 
We normally either hang out with our friends from class or with our new friends Paolo, Gianluca and Giorgio from Azuni Centrale

Nuovo Amico Gianluca-

New Friend Giorgio-

The Park Outside My New House-

The Cross Outside La Mia Nuova Casa-

Io e Carla nella Nostra Class- Me and Carla in our Class
Valeria F ed Emanuele B nella nostra classe- Valeria and Emanule in our Class

Allesandra in Nostra Classe- Allesandra in our Class

Io ed Hilary in nostra classe-

These next few weeks I am really looking forward to Halloween and Thanksgiving. 
For Halloween me and a bunch of girls from my class are going to a big party until 4 Am. 
For Thanksgiving we are cooking a big feast at Kelsey's house! 
It will be really great. Our friends Paolo, Gianluca, and all of four host families are coming. Hopefully all the food turns out ok haha.