I have been busy lately with school, running, watching soccer, eating, and sleeping little… I have much to say in this e-mail as I have not written in quite a while…
14-15 February 2009
Early Saturday morning I left for Urbino with two friends. Our train went through Bologna (Southeast of Milan) and on to Pesaro (5 hours or so). We then took an hour bus ride directly West to Urbino. It is an old town has since broken out of the walls that once were its boundaries. The town is located high up on a set of rolling hills, which made walking everywhere a chore. One of my friends had studied there the previous summer and new of some parties going on Saturday night. Some facts… Raffaello was born in Urbino. There are some 40,000 students that live in or around the town, which made for some exciting parties… and that’s all I learned about the town. We went to two different bars where my friend was remembered and we were given VIP treatment. The night concluded around 4am and we were on a train back to Milan by 9:45am on Sunday.
Pictures…
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15 February 2009
Milan Derby… I managed to get a ticket for the Inter Milan vs. AC Milan game online. Before coming to Italy this had been one of my life goals. This game is similar to Cubs vs. Sox or Yankees vs. Red Sox. The atmosphere was unbelievable. Outside the stadium was chaos. The streets were packed with cars, people and trams. My tram ride to the stadium was intense. I had run to catch the tram and as more and more people forced their way onto the tram I broke a sweat. Since it was cold outside I was wearing many layers, none of which would be taken off during the tram ride, because that would involve me elbowing someone in the face. Finally I arrived, took a second to cool off and then took in the sight that was before me. I got into the stadium as quick as I could. There were many chants before and during the game. During the course of the game flags were waved, flares were lit, cannons set off, and obscenities yelled (some of which I could understand, others I knew just sounded bad). The game ended 2-1 to the bad guys (Inter Milan). Milan now need a bit of luck if there are to win the championship this season. It was by far the best sporting event I have ever been to. I had goose bumps the whole game.
Pictures…
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16-19 February 2009
School… classes are a bit boring due to the fact that the professors need to set the foundation for the class before getting into the interesting material.
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