Yesterday, we took a short tour of the beautiful Sansepolcro (essentially we found out where the grocery store is located). And after dinner at the pizzeria located downstairs, some of us took a walk around the town at night. Let me tell you, this place is hopping on a Saturday night (especially after a soccer game).
Today, we began classes. The first thing we did was attend Mass at the local Catholic Church. We left before the service was over so that we could climb the bell tower (this is where the adventurous part in us came out). The stairs were pretty steep and a little scary. The ceiling was low down at some places and we had to seriously duck. And climbing back down was pretty scary, especially since the handrail to the stairs was pretty much just a rope. And did I mention I did all this in a dress? But the view was worth it.
We also got to watch the bells be rung. There were three older men and one young teenager (about 14/15 maybe). The teenager was able to speak very broken English and once he learned we were from North Carolina, he told us that Michael Jordan is his hero. Watching bells be rung in an old Italian Cathedral was truly amazing. (And as I type this they are being rung again).
I'm pretty much in love. The only thing that would make this better would be if I understood the language.
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