Il
2 maggio
Assisi
On
Monday, my friend, Janet and I went to the supermercato in Bastia, a
town just a short drive from Assisi. Janet, like me, loves Assisi and
comes here often to study Italian and because she is in Italy for
three months, she has rented a car...and because she is braver than I
am, she is not afraid to drive the pedestrian-laden, cobble-stoned
streets of Assisi. Although we both frequent the local markets, when
needing lots of items, the best place to go is the supermercato and
load up the trunk with bags of groceries...which is what we did.
Getting
back into Assisi was a bit challenging because Monday was Day Three
of a Four Day Holiday in Italy and the city was packed. A carabiniere
was directing the cars to a parking lot outside the city walls, but
we told him that we lived here, which is true, and he let us through.
Due to the traffic, there were many stops and starts along the way
and, because I haphazardly put the carton of eggs on top of my bags,
it fell over and several broke. Not to be deterred by this little
inconvenience, I invited Janet to lunch and, thus, from broken eggs,
a spinach omelet was born. Coupled with a salad and a glass of red
wine, our lunch was a veritable feast and, along with un caffe and
i biscotti, we were both very content.
Then
that evening, my friend, Fausto (mio fratello italiano) came to
dinner. Now this was the first time I was cooking a meal for a “real
Italian in Italy” so, to be on the safe side, I prepared pasta and
salad, and along with some appetizers, dessert, and the bottle of
wine that Fausto brought, it was a very successful evening. (For
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Calendimaggio
starts tomorrow and frenzy reigns. The bleachers have been set up in
la Piazza Commune and this afternoon I checked out the location of my
seat. As I write this email, I can hear the sound of drums piercing
the air; tonight is the last night for practice and putting the
finishing touches on scenery and floats and people of both sides (la
Parte de Sopra e la Parte de Sotto) will be working into the early
hours of the morning.
I
have started some serious reviewing of my Italian books and, this
morning, I took a placement test at school. Most probably, I'll be
studying privately for a few weeks, but no decision has been made
yet; that will come after a conference with the school's director on
Friday morning. So, until then, I can keep playing since there's no
homework to do...
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