Ciao!
Hope all is well on the home front! Things are super over here in Italia! Recently Ive been slaving away on my stone carving...trying to make a sculpture happen. Its really great though, each day I get closer and closer and more excited about having an alabaster sculpture to call my own!
Yesterday was a really unique day so I thought I would write about it. I woke up at 5:45 A (Freakin) M to hike 45 minutes outside of the city limits of Cortona to see Le Celle ( the Cells) which is a currently functioning monastery literally nestled inside of the mountain. It was beautiful, I have been wanting to wake up early enough to see the sunrise in Cortona so it was great to finally see the city at that time of day. We even stayed to listen to the monks chant and sing for their early morning prayer. It was such a unique moment. It is even more interesting to think these dedicated men do this every single day of their lives. The hike out to their monastery was just as serene as the monastery was. Really just a perfect way to wake up on a sunday and experience God's awesome creation.
A couple hours later when I had made it back to Cortona I went down into town to get un cappucino and I saw Gino our 70 yr old Gardner. I know I talk about him alot but he is so awesome and friendly...i just cant help it! So Gino invited me to go run errands with him and then to a festival to see some of his friends. Right now your probably thinking did Casey seriously go with this older dude to a festival?!?!? HECK yes I did....cause Gino is officially my Italian grandpa and its fantastic. We went to this museum with historic vine picking/making equipment and then down to the festival. Which was actually just a countryroad that was blocked off and filled with all sorts of vendors. We had ciaccia bread and tried vine and talked to all sorts of family and friends of Gino. There was even a table with a lottery game to win a pig (and the LIVE PIG was out in front of the table where you bought your tickets). It was a spectacular avventura con Gino!
After that I spent the day working away and then ate pizza on the city steps with friends from the program here. AND WENT TO BED AT 9:30!! It was so perfect in sooooo many ways. I just had to tell you all about it! I miss you guys lots but I am happy to say I am super comfortable living here.
OH...I wanted to suggest something to all of you. If you have never eaten a whole fig (or its just been a while) you should go to the store, buy a fig, and sit and watch the sunset while you eat it. IT is splendid and I do that like everyday cause there is a fig tree outside my window. It will give you a very little taste of my very awesome experience here. Molto amore amici!
Monday, October 12, 2009
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