Life in Macerata

January 31, 2013

Everyone is Macerata always makes us feel at home. The other day the cook at our school made us a rose out of tomato on our plate at lunch.  So cute, just for the American girls. They do little things like this for us all the time, they take care of our room, and always ask us if we need anything. Everyone is so thoughtful and wonderful, kinda makes us want to stay here. 

It has been three weeks today since we were in America. I can't believe I am already in week three of teaching.... oh my gosh, half way done! It's crazy to think how fast time flys by!  We have met so  many wonderful people and new friends in Macerata. The other night we were invited to our friends house for an amazing Italian dinner. They welcomed us with wine, an adorable gift, and are so kind and fun. We are so blessed to have met them and look forward to getting to know them more. We are going shopping with them to the Prada factory on Monday!

Today, we took the day off of teaching so some teachers could take us on a bike ride through Macerata and the countryside. We had a lot of fun. There was a group of 7 of us that went. It ended up being more of bike fixing ride, then a bike ride. My seat and chain kept falling off the bike causing us to stop multiple times. Then Catherine's pedal went flying off while she was biking. We ended up having to stop at an auto repair center to get it fixed so we could make it back. Quite the adventure! It was nice to get away from the city and see parts of the country we haven't seen. It was farm land, beautiful, and very green. It was very nice of them to take us out and show us around. Something I will not forget. We also got to wear these super awesome Pinocchio helmets we borrowed from the school, so fun! 

My favorite Italian word to say is.. Allora... this means so, like, umm, well... Its just a fun filler word and I love to use it all the time!

This past weekend we stayed in Assisi. Assisi recap will be up soon, it has been my favorite part of my trip so far.