The Beautiful City of Macerata!

Today we had our second day of orientation. We explored the whole city, and I love it more and more each time I discover a new building, church, or restaurant. It's been really hard for me to break my American ways and when someone would hand me something I would say "thank you." However, as the day progressed I became more used to using "grazie." Since I haven't taken any Italian everyone on the trip has been so helpful and I am already picking it up little by little (piccolo). :) The people on this trip are awesome, and I have already made some great friends! I recently just had my first scoop of gelato, which was fantastic! After a full day of walking around the whole city and up and down tons of hills, it was well worth it! All I'm saying is, I better get some compliments on how great my calves look when I come back!