Terracina

September 26, 2010                                                                                  Day 30
Yesterday we all got back from Orientation, a still-vague field trip to the beautiful landscapes of Terracina. Terracina was a mixed bag if I ever saw one. Pros include
-Aforementioned beautiful landscape
-Seeing Sperlonga and Montagna Spaccata
-Swimming in the Mediterranean Sea
-Being able to comfortably wear summer clothes (along with the bitter little part in everyone that glorified in the fact that it was too cold for our friends to do the same)
-Learning to play Spades (Thanks Reed, Michael and Mr. Chen!)
-Having five great roommates

Cons, on the other hand, include
-Endless rain
-The damp smell caused by endless rain
-Inevitable sand in our bungalow (Yeah, suddenly the Mediterranean is a lot less of a romantic daydream and a whole lot more of an inconvenience. We Americans and our damned ingratitude…)
-Enmity growing between all the bungalows, no matter how lovely the roommates are.


Overall, Terracina gets a 6.5 on my scale. Well done, but we can do better.

On another note, I now have a cat for the first time in 13 years. My first and only cat was a feline by the name of Clyde who we had in Brixton. I don’t remember darling Clyde, but let’s see how I deal with my new little black cat, Nerina la gatina
Translation: “my little black cat, the little black cat” My these original names…

Ciao, Thalia