I have spent one whole week in Siena, but it has felt like a month. In a good way, I promise. We've just done so much!
Today I went to church for the first time in an Italian ward, and it was an experience. It was held in a small, nondescript building and there were probably around 50 people, including our group of 17 and a couple American families. Tiny by comparison to home, but really nice nonetheless. Also, the two speakers during sacrament meeting were American missionaries, which made it much easier to understand. Overall I succeeded in understanding and enjoying my first church experience in Italy! The gospel is true no matter where in the world I am. :)
After church we had another chill day. A couple of us went on top of the fortezza where there is a kind of "grassy" park (I say "grassy" because there is seriously no grass in Italy, just patches of weeds and unidentifiable green stuff). We just laid in the sun and read books and/or napped. In the midst of napping, a large group of Italian girls in their twenties decided to have a loud get together right next to us, because clearly the rest of the empty park was not sufficient for their needs. At some point one of the girls apparently desired to sunbathe and simply took off her shirt. No one seemed fazed in the least so I guess it's the Italian way?
Anyway, that was about all for the day. Like I said, a relaxing day. We went home for dinner and then did reading for class before going to bed relatively early (for us). No pictures for the day, so nothing exciting to share. Tomorrow we start our language class and I'm not sure how it'll go. We'll see!
A domani,
Ciao!
*Sorry for the boring post. To make up for it, enjoy one of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite shows.
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