Today was the first day of classes. Both of them are awesome. The Grand Tour lived up to its name. We went to look at the many marble sculptures for the second half of class. Our professor Mr. Duckworth is really good. He’s an old British man that’s soft spoken but you can tell he’s really intellectual. Right after class ended Jason, Brian and I kept talking about one of the sculptures we had been discussing in class. Mr. Duckworth came up to us and told us that that was the thing he loved to see more than anything else - his students talking about what they did in class after it ended.
The second class was also good, albeit a little long. All three of my classes are three hours long each, but the Grand Tour seemed shorter. Modern Italy had a lot of note taking. I mean it had a lot of note taking. I think I took 7 pages. You can be told a lot in the span of three hours. It was good though, because Dr. Carrabino is a great professor. Today we just heard about the basics of Italy.
One thing I have to tell you about is Brooklino. It’s what you call made up Italian words that are actually English words with an Italian ending (for example: caro, roofo). I think I’ve heard this, being from Connecticut, the most Italian state in the U.S. (that’s right New Jersey, you got nothing).
I’ve been meeting a lot more people lately. I seem to be fitting in a little better now. I figured it was only a matter of time. There’s only 4 guys here; we’re in high demand.
Thank you all so much for your continued prayers. They give me strength to face each day. Jesus has been so faithful to me. The Word has been busting with wisdom and encouragement lately. If you could begin to pray for my ability to handle the heavy course load that I’m taking I would greatly appreciate it.
