Day 1 (and really the only day) of orientation my roommate and I woke up late. I had been up for who knows how long with very little sleep. We both set alarms but quickly turned them off the second they rang. Luckily she woke up at 9:39 am (orientation began at 9) and told me to wake up... my reaction "**** us!" Then we quickly dressed and got to the school within 15 minutes.
Orientation was fine... mostly instructors talking to us about Ortigia and the school. We had a brief walking tour of places to eat and drink for little to no money (using our student ID's we can get many discounts) then went to a fancy place for dinner. It was a four course meal, and not eating meat I was the only one served a vegetarian meal: antipasti (potatoes, salad, oranges with green onion and olive oil and olives), gnocci with red sauce (divine!!), a vegetarian ragou with fries, and pinapple crusted with powdered sugar. DELICIOUS!
Afterwards a few of us went to a wine shop and drank wine before going to a bar, the Atrium, where we played pool, and enjoyed beers. It was absolutely a great time, except for the fact that the three girls that went continued to be followed/hit on by another woman.
All in all it was a great day/night.
i love gnocchi! Get the recipe! We'll have to go there when we visit.
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