Sabato

Saturdays in Siena are kind of the opposite of Saturdays at Guilford. Everyone is awake and out on the streets, even though it is rainy. This morning I went to a little caffe to do some homework and have a cappucino (only eighty cents!) It was nice. On the walk there I saw so many little Italian babies. At the caffe there were a lot of tiny old women talking and drinking espresso.

After I finished reading Dante (for Heather's class) I walked down Banchi Di Soppra, which is like the main road, to do a little exploring. I found an art supply store, and expensive stationary store, and another book store. I like this book store better than the one near my house. They have a larger selection of English books and art books. There were all of these books of "erotic sketches" by various artists. They also had a lot of adorable children's books that I can't read. Cats seems to be a popular theme for children's books, and just in general. My host family has a kitten named Speedy that loves to climb on me and Claire or take naps with us.

My host family is great. Virginia made us dinner last night, along with this orange flavored dessert. She asked if she was a better cook than her mom. They are both really good cooks. Virginia said she would teach me how to make tiramisu and some other things if I wanted. The food here is amazing, but the way they eat is different. A typical breakfast is coffee with bread and jam or maybe cereal. Lunch is quick, slice of pizza or a sandwich, and dinner has a pasts course, then meat and vegetable, then usually fruit for dessert. They also eat dinner much later, between eight and ten