A Particularly Enjoyable Italian Class

Italian class was quite pleasant this morning. One of my friends joined the class, but it will be just for this week, as she's taking the class that meets for more hours each week, which is too bad. The class felt more comfortable today and I think we'll quickly get used to the professor speaking only in Italian. He is really nice and has a good sense of humor.

However, this afternoon was the fun part. We all met at the post office and then went to the MiniMetro station. The MiniMetro belongs in Epcot. It is so bizarre to see this amongst the medieval buildings that surround it. It consists of tiny cars that come around the track and pull open to a series of doors that open automatically when it approaches. I made sure to get up to the front and held onto the bar so that the experience was the most like going on a ride. At the beginning you go through tunnels that make it seem like you are on a rollercoaster and then you are in more open areas and have a nice view when looking back up the hill at the historic part of town.

We got off the MiniMetro and went into the only big grocery store in Perugia. We were all walking around in amazement because we haven't seen that much food for a while. Our assignment was just to look at a certain section, mine was fruits and vegetables (ha) and write some things down about it. Our teacher then told us that we'd talk about it more tomorrow in class and that if we wanted we could stay and go shopping, which was really nice. I liked the lesson a lot, as we had learned the vocabulary earlier in the day and then had the practical knowledge later. It pulled things together nicely and was fun. Also, the MiniMetro is now one of my favorite parts of Perugia. It's like being in Disney World!