6-3
We got up and had our last breakfast at the farmhouse. That was yummy and sad all at the same time. I had frosted flakes which were just amazing but I was surprised how much I enjoyed them because I haven’t had them for years. Then we loaded onto the bus and drove for 4 or 5 hours. I was determined not use my iPod today and so I ended up finishing my book that I brought and reading my Bible and just reflecting on some things in my life. I am glad these long bus rides are over because they give me way too much time to see how much needs to change in my life. Haha. We did make one rest stop on the way and at that gas station I found this cat thing. One of those with a motion sensor, most of the other toys played a song but this cat had this evil, evil laugh. It was actually a little maniacal sounding, really. At first I was shocked and then the second time it did it I started laughing and each time I heard it, it sounded funnier and funnier. I was laughing like crazy, who would give their child a toy like that? Alaina started laughing at me and one of the guys was actually really bothered by the cat thing so I shut it off and we left.
We finally got to the hotel and everyone got their room keys and we all raced to the bathrooms. We get to do whatever we want today and all Dr. E wanted was for us to make our flights tomorrow. So we went hunting for some lunch. Alaina and Linsey wanted to go to a cheap t-shirt place we found last time we were in Rome and so we went that way. We got a really good deal. Alaina got 2 shirts and Linsey and I each got 1 so that we could do the 4 for ten euro deal they had going on. That was my t-shirt for me from Italy. Then we continued looking around and just perusing the markets and shops on our way back to the hotel. We are staying on the opposite side of the city center this time so it’s a little bit different view of things when we go walking.
Then we just hung out in the room for a while before going exploring again for supper. Everything seems to move so slowly now that class is done. I feel like we should be hurrying to get to the next site just to realize I’ve seen most of them here. Alaina and Linsey packed up for their flight back to the States tomorrow. I am all packed up for my flight to Venice tomorrow. Linsey and I actually ended up spending a lot of time playing solitaire because we don’t have free internet at this hotel.
We went out for supper and ended up finding this pasta place pretty close that was really good. We were all thrilled because it was the first time we had found good pasta outside of a group meal. It really hit the spot. So then we ended up coming back to the hotel so Alaina could write some postcards and we could just hang out until we went to bed. While we were just hanging out in here, Dr. E came by with our prizes for winning the scavenger hunt. We got to choose between gelato and a secret souvenir so we chose secret souvenir and ended up getting these Rome pencils and little calendars and awesome postcards. We were pretty thrilled.
They are all leaving at 6:30 and so I will be all alone here with just one other boy. He is going to France on a train at 8 pm and my flight isn’t until 7:20. So I get to navigate the metro again and the train station and then I’ll get to the airport. It shouldn’t be a big deal and everything should go smoothly but I’ll leave early just in case. I am a little worried about making my connection in Germany. I only have 75 minutes so if my first flight is delayed I might miss it. Apparently missing a flight here is a bigger deal than at home because you don’t have as many customer rights. I am just hoping I don’t have to deal with that mess. I am a little worried about my flights in general though because I have pretty tight layovers on all of them. I am sure it will work out I just can’t help being a little anxious.
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