6th day!

On the bus to school (the #10= now I know what I'm doing pretty much) I saw a gate that had a sign:

"ATTENTI AI CANI" or
BEWARE OF DOGS

I thought that was nice.

Also, people here really like fur- rimmed hoods on their jackets ( I think I counted 12 just standing in one spot) and the color purple w/ black.

Last night we all got invited out with Miriam (the program director) to go to the bar and a group dinner. The bar was called something like Buena Vista Club and it was awesome. There were movie, both Italian and American (Harry Potter), posters plastering the brick walls haphazardly and crazy string lights/ lit up things/ flashing lights in an old hollowed-out tv. We all got ginger beer which is the "l'aperitivo della casa" or house drink which was super strong (both in ginger and alcohol) yet completely wonderful. If you had two of them you'd probably be out for the night. AND to make it even better, there was a bar dog that just hangs out in the bar and plays with people. His name was Ottimo, or The Last, I think he just sleeps in the bar when every one goes home. SuPeR CutE. Haha, i'm just kidding but he was really cute. The dinner was good too: beer, huge pizzas (w/anchovy) and tiramisu (ahhhhh) for 15euro.

And when I got back to Fulvia's place she was sitting in the dark watching Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are popular with Italians?)

Tomorrow after Italian class all of us are going to a nearby town, San Gimignano, by bus where they apparently have fantastic gelato. At night we're going to a disco called Vanilla (actually hahahaha). Saturday I want to just spend the day getting my bearings in Siena and Sunday I think the whole group is getting lunch/ Fulvia is going to Florence to see the opera, her favorite. Talk to you on Monday perhaps