Understanding 11-10-12

The first hour of class today was Italian so I just read my book.  I actually understood quite a bit of it.  Then we had biology and I read about Mendel’s laws again, which was easy.   We got on the bus and went to the gym for the next two hours.  We did some floor and bleacher exercises and then some kids went off to play soccer and some played volleyball.  Then there were a couple of students (including me) who sat on the bleachers and watched people play volleyball.  We also talked a little bit.  When we got back to the school, we had art and I didn’t do anything.  Most of the other students didn’t do anything either.  We all just talked about what we were going to do this weekend.

After lunch I went to Janie’s and I finally got to use the internet.  Around 5:15, Janie and I were dropped off in the center and we walked around for a while until we met up with some friends and went to the pub where we stayed for another hour.  Then we walked back to the center and Janie’s host mom picked us up.  We had pizza for dinner and I ate far too much.  Before we went out again at 10, I was able to skype with my sister and my dad for a while. 

When Janie and I got to the pub, none of the people that we usually hang out with were there.  We walked around looking for a couple of minutes and then we found some friends that we don’t talk to very often.  We ended up hanging out with them for the whole night and we only talked in Italian!  I felt very accomplished tonight because I understood everything that they were saying and I spoke back in Italian, no matter how terrible the grammar may have been.  They seemed to understand what I was saying, and that’s all that matters.  Then we met up with more of their friends that I have seen around Fabriano, some of which go to my school. 

It was nice to be able to hang out with different friends because I felt like I am starting to connect more.  It also boosted my confidence with Italian.  I feel like a lot of people don’t talk to me because they don’t think that I understand Italian and they don’t know how to speak English.  I think tonight, a lot of people realized that I can actually understand what they are saying and I was able to have conversations with a lot more people and make new friends. 

At 12:15, Janie and I were picked up and I was dropped off at home.  Now to catch up on my sleep for the week.

Buonanotte!

~Devon