Classes

13... that's the number of students at the school.  13! In most classes there are only two students... it's really weird.  At the same time it is really neat because we all know each other and can easily go out as a group or to someone's apartment without excluding a party.
Classes have begun this week, which means we are finally in the swing of things.  I have yet to have every class because some of them only meet once per week.  We start M-W at 9 am with Italian, the professor Mario is a hoot.  We also all have to take a Sicily Core course where we will be learning about Sicily, Sicilian culture and history.  I am also enrolled in an archaeology class focusing on death, funeral practices, and warfare.  In this class we will be able to examine Corinthian and Athenian pottery as well as other archaeological practices.  Another class, the Mediterranean Diet we will explore the ins and outs of food as it relates to culture, diet, and personal practices.  In this class we will learn to make bread, ricotta among other dishes.  This class seems the most interesting as of yet.  I begin Volcanology tomorrow.
One neat thing about the school is that they take us on many field trips/excursions.  These will definitely be some of the most interesting parts of the classes.  The only thing that is annoying is they are usually on weekends, which will leave very little time for traveling.