today we got to head into fedi's school to begin our cultural exchange. it was great fun to speak for an hour with students kyle's age. they had some fantastic questions...weather, what do we do there, as well as wanting to know about the religion of the people in south dakota. we talked a lot about the native americans and their culture, the shear size of south dakota in relationship to the size of the population, as well as how young our history is compared to that of italy's thousands of years of existence. it was great fun to see the excitement, the understanding, and the enthusiasm of the students! thursday we will meet for 2 hours with the 17 and 18 year old students. i am SURE that that will be an interesting 2 hours.
a little grocery shopping, some lunch with cris, max, and fedi, and the kids went to play a bit of soccer. that didn't last long tho, as fedi evidently ran too hard after eating and promptly got rid of everything he ate...on the soccer field. he didn't seem too disturbed by it, but carlee...well, that was it for her! some bike riding, and then it was down the hill to put away our groceries, and spend a family day relaxing...working on homework, and going through the many images from the weekend.
i am truly humbled by this entire experience...as i sit in a home that was built in 1000, next to a warm fire...i still am amazed that the kids and i are fortunate enough to have this wonderful trip. i will be forever indebted to cris and max for their kindness and generosity in allowing us to share their lives and their italy...i truly love and thank you my friends...honestly...i don't know how i will ever be able to repay you...
baci e abbracci,
h,k,c
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