Yesterday was a great day for 'adventuring.' A friend and I took pictures around Perugia of la fontana, the giant fountain in the Piazza Novembre next to the fourth ugliest cathedral in Italy (according to our tour guide), hung out on the steps of the cathedral and people watched, then gathered with the other hundred students to listen to a presentation on safety from the head of security of Florence. He was something like a movie star.

E poi, about 15 of us went out for pizza alla pizzeria Ettecruchetto and I ordered for us in Italian. For two metro pizzas, we would get two bottles of wine for free. It almost worked out perfectly, but when we went to pay, and most people had left, we were somehow 15 euro short! So the remaining people (me and one other girl) paid up and said, grazie, ci vediamo. After a lovely skype date, many of us went to the Merlin bar to say hello to friends. When I returned to my apartment, there was a group of people hanging outside our door, not sure from where, did not seem Italian. My roomate and I asked them to please be quiet, "scusa, non posso dormire.." and after high fiving me, they actually left and it was very quiet, that is until I fell out of bed at the sheer volume of my alarm this morning..

Some tips from la polizia:
-Always keep your purse where you can see it, on the side of buildings when you walk down the sidewalk
-Never walk home alone
-Be wary at places of public transportation especially
-for every action, there is a reaction, therefore, do not be rude, simply ignore adament admirers.
-the national sport of Italy is surprisingly not calcio (soccer), but women.
-Everyone can tell you are a foreignor.

What an education I have gotten so far.
Classes start tomorrow.

A domani (until tomorrow).