Last day of classes! Woot woot! Today we had our last classes at the Dante Alighieri school, because tomorrow we go to Florence and next week we start our internships! Speaking of, I got my internship assignment. I will be working at a museum here in Siena along with two other girls from my group! I'm really excited for this experience. I'm excited to have a regular schedule for four weeks and have free time each day to explore Italy. I can't believe my time in Italy is nearly halfway over. Crazy!
Classes today were the same as normal—language for four hours then a break before our group class in the afternoon. In our group class we talked about World War II and Cinzia told us some more unbelievable stories about her family's experiences during the war.
For example her mom's brother was drafted into the Fascist military and through some form of resistance was sent to jail. One day he and another inmate found an empty vehicle with two Nazi jackets laying on the back seat . . . and decided to make a run for it. They put on the jackets and drove the car out of the prison. No one stopped them. The two men got away and never saw each other again. Cinzia's uncle went home but had to hide for many months in a room behind a false door in their house for fear of being imprisoned, redrafted, or killed for deserting. A few times the family even hid Jews in that same room. Absolutely amazing that no one in her family got hurt. I love how real history can become through the stories of people we know!
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After dinner Cinzia had a surprise for us. She and the director of the school went over the funds for the trip, and each of us got 50 euro back because there was extra left over! Just in time for Florence. Yay!
So, that's all for today. Tomorrow we head to Florence and I plan to do some shopping!
Ciao!
*Brief list of things I didn't expect to miss about America: grass, carpet, window screens, and Target
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