Today, we gave presentations about three cities we'll be visiting: Osijek/Vukovar, Sarajevo and Mostar. We had to describe what happened there, why it happened, what it's like now and why we are going there. You can find most of the information by reading the Wikipedia pages about these towns. : )
I am currently using Shawn's computer. Shawn is the academic administrative assistant for the political science department. She's having dinner with Paddy at Dushka's house, our talkative tour guide. It's nice to not think about where the letter Y is, and not search for symbols only to find they're not there at all!
Today marks the halfway point of the trip, kinda. In two weeks, we leave early in the morning for Venice, then fly to Munich, then to Chicago, then Minneapolis, where we arrive at 9:30 in the evening. Good times. I think I am going to buy a small bag and check my suitcase on the way back. A few of my souvenirs are alcoholic in nature, and more than three ounces. I am also bringing honey (not to you, orange-sue, don't worry!), which cannot be brought as a carry on, either. I suppose I could just buy 3 ounce containers of honey, but that might be a bit weird. Ha....
I went to the post office today to buy souvenirs. They don't have a souvenir shop in Piran. It is a small town. I also bought ear bands, because it will be hanging around freezing the next week in Croatia and Bosnia. They're very cozy, and only 3 euros each.
Tomorrow, we go to Ljubljana. I am so excited! Just two more nights in Piran, and one more meal to pay for! But it means the end to our amazing breakfasts of bread, eggs, cheese, tomatoes, and various spreads.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Day 13
I forgot to set my alarm last night. So I got up at 7:50 instead of 7:30, nothing too major, but I did have to use the awkwardly broken shower because someone was in the non-broken shower.
We watched Welcome to Sarajevo today in class, starring Woody Harrelson and Marisa Tomei and some british guy I haven't heard of. It was really good, incorporating real footage from the bombing of Sarajevo in with the movie. Heartbreaking, but good. What isn't heartbreaking about Bosnia from 1992-1994, though?
I'm still sniffly, but functioning properly. One of my roommates has acquired the 24 hour flu, passed on from my next door neighbor. I hope I don't get it. I hate puking.
Tomorrow, we're giving presentations about the three cities we'll be studying in Croatia and Bosnia. My group is presenting on Mostar in southeastern Bosnia, which suffered fighting between Croats and Bosniaks, and who are still living segregated from each other on opposite sides of the river.
Saturday, we're taking a day trip to Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, and then leaving for Zagreb, capital of Croatia, on Sunday. I'm pretty excited. I get to add 5 countries to the list of places I've been, but only 4 if you don't count airports. I did walk around the tarmac in Munich, though. I breathed the air, right? Kidding, I still have yet to go to Germany. Four ain't bad, though. The only problem with going Croatia and Bosnia is that everyone smokes everywhere. In Slovenia, they smoke a lot, but only outside. Ah well. I guess I can suck it up.
Anyway, I should do some research on Mostar, or make a list of things I want to buy in Croatia and Bosnia. They're famous for their honey, and shrapnel souvenirs. Ah, war.
We watched Welcome to Sarajevo today in class, starring Woody Harrelson and Marisa Tomei and some british guy I haven't heard of. It was really good, incorporating real footage from the bombing of Sarajevo in with the movie. Heartbreaking, but good. What isn't heartbreaking about Bosnia from 1992-1994, though?
I'm still sniffly, but functioning properly. One of my roommates has acquired the 24 hour flu, passed on from my next door neighbor. I hope I don't get it. I hate puking.
Tomorrow, we're giving presentations about the three cities we'll be studying in Croatia and Bosnia. My group is presenting on Mostar in southeastern Bosnia, which suffered fighting between Croats and Bosniaks, and who are still living segregated from each other on opposite sides of the river.
Saturday, we're taking a day trip to Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, and then leaving for Zagreb, capital of Croatia, on Sunday. I'm pretty excited. I get to add 5 countries to the list of places I've been, but only 4 if you don't count airports. I did walk around the tarmac in Munich, though. I breathed the air, right? Kidding, I still have yet to go to Germany. Four ain't bad, though. The only problem with going Croatia and Bosnia is that everyone smokes everywhere. In Slovenia, they smoke a lot, but only outside. Ah well. I guess I can suck it up.
Anyway, I should do some research on Mostar, or make a list of things I want to buy in Croatia and Bosnia. They're famous for their honey, and shrapnel souvenirs. Ah, war.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Day 12 - ups and downs!
I finally did my laundry! I got up at 7:30, and ran to the kitchen/laundry room, only to find Marija sitting there. But, she wasn't doing laundry! Awesome. I washed tshirts, socks and undies, plus one pair of jeans and a hoodie. It took 2 and a half hours for one load, plus the day or two to dry it. But still, clean clothes are always fun!
We had a test this morning, too. It was ok. We had 4 questions, and we had to answer two of them, one about Italian-Slovene relations and one about Charles Tilly, who wrote our textbook. It was pretty easy. We were given an hour and 4 pages.
Then we had a couple hours for lunch. I went back to the hostel to cut and prepare the pineapple I bought the other day. I couldn't find the big knife, so I used a butter knife to cut the top off, then around the core and along the inside, scooped the insides out, then pulled the core out to make a little cup. Then I peeled a tangerine and a blood orange, put the fruit in the cup, then filled the rest with wine. It's been soaking for 9 hours now, but I'll let it go a bit more before I eat it.
After that was done, I went to the bakery and cafe to get a spinach burek and tea, and read a bit before class started. I've been rereading the Scarlet Letter. It's better than I remember, probably because I've been getting enough sleep and have free time and I'm not forced to read it for class.
In afternoon class, we talked about the collapse of Yugoslavia, then watched a movie about the wars in Bosnia which was made a year before NATO stepped in as ˝peacemakers˝ instead of ˝peacekeepers˝, which means they can fire on people instead of sitting there and watching it. Shit. So depressing and sad and disheartening. There was footage of dead babies and stories of women from the rape camps and old men trying to run for shelter and being shot down and little boys telling stories of their parents dying in front of them and European and American politicians pussyfooting and doing nothing.
We all shuffled out of the class completely silent. Many of the students were crying during the movie. We were definitely dragged out of our comfort zones.
For dinner, we went to Guiseppe Cafe again. Delicious, as always. Today we got free tiramisu, the best tiramisu in Piran, apparently. It was pretty amazing. I found out our cute waiter's name is Elvis. Very cute.
We had a test this morning, too. It was ok. We had 4 questions, and we had to answer two of them, one about Italian-Slovene relations and one about Charles Tilly, who wrote our textbook. It was pretty easy. We were given an hour and 4 pages.
Then we had a couple hours for lunch. I went back to the hostel to cut and prepare the pineapple I bought the other day. I couldn't find the big knife, so I used a butter knife to cut the top off, then around the core and along the inside, scooped the insides out, then pulled the core out to make a little cup. Then I peeled a tangerine and a blood orange, put the fruit in the cup, then filled the rest with wine. It's been soaking for 9 hours now, but I'll let it go a bit more before I eat it.
After that was done, I went to the bakery and cafe to get a spinach burek and tea, and read a bit before class started. I've been rereading the Scarlet Letter. It's better than I remember, probably because I've been getting enough sleep and have free time and I'm not forced to read it for class.
In afternoon class, we talked about the collapse of Yugoslavia, then watched a movie about the wars in Bosnia which was made a year before NATO stepped in as ˝peacemakers˝ instead of ˝peacekeepers˝, which means they can fire on people instead of sitting there and watching it. Shit. So depressing and sad and disheartening. There was footage of dead babies and stories of women from the rape camps and old men trying to run for shelter and being shot down and little boys telling stories of their parents dying in front of them and European and American politicians pussyfooting and doing nothing.
We all shuffled out of the class completely silent. Many of the students were crying during the movie. We were definitely dragged out of our comfort zones.
For dinner, we went to Guiseppe Cafe again. Delicious, as always. Today we got free tiramisu, the best tiramisu in Piran, apparently. It was pretty amazing. I found out our cute waiter's name is Elvis. Very cute.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Day 11 - Nothing exciting
It wasn't a bad day, but it was a little boring. Breakfast and a short class because Paddy has a cold and cannot speak for long periods of time. We just discussed our textbook a bit and talked about the test tomorrow. We weren't hungry at all, so we just grabbed a long coffee and headed back to the hostel. We stopped at the chocolate shop and got some sweets. They have a wide variety of awesome chocolate. Chocolate pianos, penises, breasts, violins, frogs, soldiers, etc, plus a wide variety of smaller chocolates. I bought a small box of chocolate frogs to snack on. Delicious!
I've been trying to do laundry for a couple days now. Each load takes 2 hours, and there are 25 of us all trying to do laundry in the same few days. It's getting annoying to go to the kitchen/laundry room and find the washer going every time. I just need to wash tshirts, undies, socks and 1 pair of jeans. Hoodies if they fit, but I won't push my luck. I'll just keep on trying. Maybe I'll get up at 6:30 to get them in before everyone gets up.
Anyway, instead of doing laundry, I just read for class, ate chocolate frogs, and chatted with folk. A few of us went to the bakery to have bureks (like flaky calzones, or pastries) for lunch. Again, I had a spinach burek. Delectable!
For dinner, we went to Pirat, the place that gives 10% off. I ordered beef noodle soup, tomato salad, tea and a chocolate crepe. I received beef-flavored ramen, a bowl of tomatoes, tea and a chocolate crepe. Not as substantial as I was expecting, but still good. I am getting Paddy's cold, so it's probably good that I had broth with some noodles, lots of tomatoes and tea. The crepe was just too amazing to pass up. There are two crepes filled with melted milk chocolate and covered with powdered sugar and drizzled with more chocolate and whipped cream, topped with a fun sparkly thing.
Anyway, I think I will go study and get lots of sleep so the cold gets better faster. Traveling while sick sucks. :(
Enjoy your day!
I've been trying to do laundry for a couple days now. Each load takes 2 hours, and there are 25 of us all trying to do laundry in the same few days. It's getting annoying to go to the kitchen/laundry room and find the washer going every time. I just need to wash tshirts, undies, socks and 1 pair of jeans. Hoodies if they fit, but I won't push my luck. I'll just keep on trying. Maybe I'll get up at 6:30 to get them in before everyone gets up.
Anyway, instead of doing laundry, I just read for class, ate chocolate frogs, and chatted with folk. A few of us went to the bakery to have bureks (like flaky calzones, or pastries) for lunch. Again, I had a spinach burek. Delectable!
For dinner, we went to Pirat, the place that gives 10% off. I ordered beef noodle soup, tomato salad, tea and a chocolate crepe. I received beef-flavored ramen, a bowl of tomatoes, tea and a chocolate crepe. Not as substantial as I was expecting, but still good. I am getting Paddy's cold, so it's probably good that I had broth with some noodles, lots of tomatoes and tea. The crepe was just too amazing to pass up. There are two crepes filled with melted milk chocolate and covered with powdered sugar and drizzled with more chocolate and whipped cream, topped with a fun sparkly thing.
Anyway, I think I will go study and get lots of sleep so the cold gets better faster. Traveling while sick sucks. :(
Enjoy your day!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Our First Assigment-Day 10
We actually had to do homework last night because we had to give our first group presentation this afternoon. The 25 of us are divided into four groups: The boundaries, the relations within the boundaries, the relations across the boundaries and the stories about the boundaries. In the context of where we are studying, this focuses on the Italian minority in Slovenia and the Slovene minority in Italy, with the ethnic boundary the boundary of focus.
I am in the Relations Across the Boundary group, so we focused on discrimination and ethnic conflict for both minority groups. Slovenes in Italy are less fortunate than Italian in Slovenia because of multi-ethnic acceptance and legal protection for the Italian minority.
So, we all had to give 30 minute presentations. It was not so bad. No problem.
After that 2.5 hours (technical difficulties), we were released for the day. We started at 1:10, and I figured we would be done by 3, so I only had a coffee just before because I had a big breakfast. I was so hungry by 3:45 when we were done, so Meichen and I went back to Guiseppe Cafe and ate a ton of food for Lunner. I had vegie soup, turkey filet and fruit salad. The soup was amazing, with a light vegie broth with carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, peas, onion and basil. The turkey roast was not as great, but still good. It was three pieces of turkey breast, which were rather dry, olive polenta (polentas good, olives made it taste funny, though), and grilled cucumber and eggplant (which I didn't eat) and sliced tomato and oranges (which were good). The fruit salad was epic. It was a couple layers of canteloupe, topped with strawberry and vanilla ice cream, surrounded with kiwi and pineapple, and topped with whipped cream and diced pineapple and melon.
So full. Still, an hour and a half later.
After, we stopped by the market. I bought cookies, pineapple and Qtips. Their Qtips are ear shaped, with a large bulp and a little tip. Like awkwardly shaped boobs. I'll post pictures. They're awkward looking, but they get the job done.
I am in the Relations Across the Boundary group, so we focused on discrimination and ethnic conflict for both minority groups. Slovenes in Italy are less fortunate than Italian in Slovenia because of multi-ethnic acceptance and legal protection for the Italian minority.
So, we all had to give 30 minute presentations. It was not so bad. No problem.
After that 2.5 hours (technical difficulties), we were released for the day. We started at 1:10, and I figured we would be done by 3, so I only had a coffee just before because I had a big breakfast. I was so hungry by 3:45 when we were done, so Meichen and I went back to Guiseppe Cafe and ate a ton of food for Lunner. I had vegie soup, turkey filet and fruit salad. The soup was amazing, with a light vegie broth with carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, peas, onion and basil. The turkey roast was not as great, but still good. It was three pieces of turkey breast, which were rather dry, olive polenta (polentas good, olives made it taste funny, though), and grilled cucumber and eggplant (which I didn't eat) and sliced tomato and oranges (which were good). The fruit salad was epic. It was a couple layers of canteloupe, topped with strawberry and vanilla ice cream, surrounded with kiwi and pineapple, and topped with whipped cream and diced pineapple and melon.
So full. Still, an hour and a half later.
After, we stopped by the market. I bought cookies, pineapple and Qtips. Their Qtips are ear shaped, with a large bulp and a little tip. Like awkwardly shaped boobs. I'll post pictures. They're awkward looking, but they get the job done.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Day 8 and 9 - Venice!
So, my free weekend in Venice started off weird. I slept through my alarm. I still got up on time, but I didn't get a shower. Sad morning.
Anyway, we left at 8am so four students could get to Venice by 11 to take the train to Milan for a soccer match. They didn't make it, but there were more trains in half an hour or so. One reason, even though it's a three hour drive, we have to stop to register the bus to go to Venice, and we had to break for half an hour in the middle. One reason: bathroom break. Main reason: one of the girls was really hung over and puked in the back of the bus, so Paddy had to clean it up during the break. He was not happy. Nor would I be.
Anyway, once we got over the mountains, the view got really boring. Just flat vinyards with some cottages and villas. Same as what was on the other side of the mountains, but flat instead of hilly. Ergo, the second half of the bus trip was naptime!
It also started raining after the mountains, which made us sad. However, once we got over the causeway into Venice, it stopped raining and the sun came out! Fantastic timing! We then got on a boat from the parking spot to the main square, San Marcos Piazza, or St. Mark's Square. It took us 30 minutes to walk the few blocks to our hotel because we all wanted to take pictures of every building.
The hotel, not so nice. Tolerable, but not nice. I slept on a cot, but it was bigger than the other two beds in the room which I shared with two other students on the trip. The shower was a tiny corner and the shower doors slid together at the corner. The water didn't drain very well, so I had a foot bath.
Anyway, as to what I did in Venice. We went for a short tour of the city with our guide, Janos, who is 6'9˝. He gave us good info about visiting Venice but not so much about Venice itself. He told us where to eat and how to get back to the hotel (which is very difficult to do at night, more so than anticipated). Meichen and I left the tour early to go to the Galleria dell Academia, where Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man was on it's last official exhibit day. It's the first time in 7 years it's been on display.
I was surprised at how small it is. I know it's just a sketch, but I expected more than a notebook-sized sheet of paper. My reaction was similar when I saw the Mona Lisa, as well. They're such prominent images in our culture that I expect them to be huge and splendorous.
I secretly took a picture of the Vitruvian man. Many of us did. As it is January, there were no huge throngs of tourists pushing and shoving to see it. We were able to take nice flash-less pictures. Museums aren't like in the US. They cost money and there aren't guards in every room.
After, we wandered around aimlessly. We decided to head to the ˝round stuff˝ which turned out to be the Bascilica of St. Mary. We walked around inside, where it was so cold we could see our breath. It wasn't that cold outside. After, we headed to a gold ball, which turned out to be a statue/wind vane. While finding that, we also found a statue of a naked boy holding a frog. Not what we expected to find in Venice. It's apparently part of a new museum in Venice.
We ate at one of two chinese places we found in Venice. It took us 2 hours to find a place to eat, though. Finding a place cheap enough with stuff Meichen wanted to eat was tough. She doesn't like cheese, and she'd been craving Chinese food for a long time. It was probably the cheapest place to eat in Venice, too. It only cost €15! I got curried duck, fried rice and spring rolls. Plus water. I wish water was free here like it is in Europe. But they don't serve tap water, but bottled.
It was getting dark now, so we decided to start meandering back to the hotel. We stopped at many shops along the way. I bought 2 masks, which are part of the Venecian cultural festival in February, and also important items in the souvenir shops. I also bought a nice shirt. Everything is on sale because of the after New Years sales that take over Europe. Good time to travel, imo.
We got really lost heading back. It probably took us an hour to find our hotel. Venice is confusing. While shopping, we accidently took a road that brought us north instead of east, so we ended up across the island from where we needed to be. Hella confusing. Driving in St. Paul : Walking in Venice :: Learning division : Linear Algebra.
Anyway, the next morning, we went to the Guggenheim museum. Fantastic. Normally, I don't appreciate modern art that much, but there were actually painting that held meaning to me in some way. There were Picassos and Pollacks and many other artists I recognized. It was fantastic.
After, we went wandering more, and shopping. We had trouble finding someplace to eat again, but eventually settled on a nice family-owned restaurant. I ate fish and tomato salad. After we went to the Venecian Jewish Ghetto. There are only 5 Jewish families in Venice left, but the area is well preserved.
Meichen has a goal to eat McDonalds in every country, so I tagged along with her as she ate a Big Mac. After, I bought some awesome boxers. There will be pictures on facebook in February.
After we headed back to the hotel, and back on the boat and back on the bus and back to Piran, where two strange men came into the hostel and asked one of the girls to meet them tomorrow morning for a photo shoot. She naively said yes. After they left, we scolded her thoroughly.
Anyway, presentations tomorrow. Woot!
Anyway, we left at 8am so four students could get to Venice by 11 to take the train to Milan for a soccer match. They didn't make it, but there were more trains in half an hour or so. One reason, even though it's a three hour drive, we have to stop to register the bus to go to Venice, and we had to break for half an hour in the middle. One reason: bathroom break. Main reason: one of the girls was really hung over and puked in the back of the bus, so Paddy had to clean it up during the break. He was not happy. Nor would I be.
Anyway, once we got over the mountains, the view got really boring. Just flat vinyards with some cottages and villas. Same as what was on the other side of the mountains, but flat instead of hilly. Ergo, the second half of the bus trip was naptime!
It also started raining after the mountains, which made us sad. However, once we got over the causeway into Venice, it stopped raining and the sun came out! Fantastic timing! We then got on a boat from the parking spot to the main square, San Marcos Piazza, or St. Mark's Square. It took us 30 minutes to walk the few blocks to our hotel because we all wanted to take pictures of every building.
The hotel, not so nice. Tolerable, but not nice. I slept on a cot, but it was bigger than the other two beds in the room which I shared with two other students on the trip. The shower was a tiny corner and the shower doors slid together at the corner. The water didn't drain very well, so I had a foot bath.
Anyway, as to what I did in Venice. We went for a short tour of the city with our guide, Janos, who is 6'9˝. He gave us good info about visiting Venice but not so much about Venice itself. He told us where to eat and how to get back to the hotel (which is very difficult to do at night, more so than anticipated). Meichen and I left the tour early to go to the Galleria dell Academia, where Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man was on it's last official exhibit day. It's the first time in 7 years it's been on display.
I was surprised at how small it is. I know it's just a sketch, but I expected more than a notebook-sized sheet of paper. My reaction was similar when I saw the Mona Lisa, as well. They're such prominent images in our culture that I expect them to be huge and splendorous.
I secretly took a picture of the Vitruvian man. Many of us did. As it is January, there were no huge throngs of tourists pushing and shoving to see it. We were able to take nice flash-less pictures. Museums aren't like in the US. They cost money and there aren't guards in every room.
After, we wandered around aimlessly. We decided to head to the ˝round stuff˝ which turned out to be the Bascilica of St. Mary. We walked around inside, where it was so cold we could see our breath. It wasn't that cold outside. After, we headed to a gold ball, which turned out to be a statue/wind vane. While finding that, we also found a statue of a naked boy holding a frog. Not what we expected to find in Venice. It's apparently part of a new museum in Venice.
We ate at one of two chinese places we found in Venice. It took us 2 hours to find a place to eat, though. Finding a place cheap enough with stuff Meichen wanted to eat was tough. She doesn't like cheese, and she'd been craving Chinese food for a long time. It was probably the cheapest place to eat in Venice, too. It only cost €15! I got curried duck, fried rice and spring rolls. Plus water. I wish water was free here like it is in Europe. But they don't serve tap water, but bottled.
It was getting dark now, so we decided to start meandering back to the hotel. We stopped at many shops along the way. I bought 2 masks, which are part of the Venecian cultural festival in February, and also important items in the souvenir shops. I also bought a nice shirt. Everything is on sale because of the after New Years sales that take over Europe. Good time to travel, imo.
We got really lost heading back. It probably took us an hour to find our hotel. Venice is confusing. While shopping, we accidently took a road that brought us north instead of east, so we ended up across the island from where we needed to be. Hella confusing. Driving in St. Paul : Walking in Venice :: Learning division : Linear Algebra.
Anyway, the next morning, we went to the Guggenheim museum. Fantastic. Normally, I don't appreciate modern art that much, but there were actually painting that held meaning to me in some way. There were Picassos and Pollacks and many other artists I recognized. It was fantastic.
After, we went wandering more, and shopping. We had trouble finding someplace to eat again, but eventually settled on a nice family-owned restaurant. I ate fish and tomato salad. After we went to the Venecian Jewish Ghetto. There are only 5 Jewish families in Venice left, but the area is well preserved.
Meichen has a goal to eat McDonalds in every country, so I tagged along with her as she ate a Big Mac. After, I bought some awesome boxers. There will be pictures on facebook in February.
After we headed back to the hotel, and back on the boat and back on the bus and back to Piran, where two strange men came into the hostel and asked one of the girls to meet them tomorrow morning for a photo shoot. She naively said yes. After they left, we scolded her thoroughly.
Anyway, presentations tomorrow. Woot!
Day 7 - Piran!
To catch up on what I've been up to, here are some journal entries I wrote when I was unable to blog. Old school, hurrah!
We got up early to walk in the rain to Tartini square in Piran. Tartini is the second greatest violinist/composer/instructor, second to Vivaldi, according to the museum in Piran. At the house of Tartini (which is in Tartini square, along with a statue of him), we met with Dr. Anton Bebler, who was our main lecturer of the day.
Bebler's talks focused on the smoothness of Slovenia's transition from Yugoslav republic to European state, and the roughness of Bosnias. Or as I like to call it ˝the WTF that is Bosnia.˝ It's a pretty weird country. It's constitution is an international peace treaty and it is managed by the UN. Google it. It's just the tip of the iceberg.
After lecture, a few of us ate at the Guiseppe Tartini cafe, which was surprisingly cheap, good and empty. Unfortunately, it was also slow and we were almost late for class.
Afternoon class was mostly just housekeeping issues and working on our presentations. So after that, Huguette and I went shopping. I bought a nice gray wool coat and a pair of ankle height boots. I blend in better now. Europeans don't wear hoodies and ratty tennies.
I also bought a bottle of wine to go with my leftover pasta for dinner. For €2, it was surprisingly good.
We got up early to walk in the rain to Tartini square in Piran. Tartini is the second greatest violinist/composer/instructor, second to Vivaldi, according to the museum in Piran. At the house of Tartini (which is in Tartini square, along with a statue of him), we met with Dr. Anton Bebler, who was our main lecturer of the day.
Bebler's talks focused on the smoothness of Slovenia's transition from Yugoslav republic to European state, and the roughness of Bosnias. Or as I like to call it ˝the WTF that is Bosnia.˝ It's a pretty weird country. It's constitution is an international peace treaty and it is managed by the UN. Google it. It's just the tip of the iceberg.
After lecture, a few of us ate at the Guiseppe Tartini cafe, which was surprisingly cheap, good and empty. Unfortunately, it was also slow and we were almost late for class.
Afternoon class was mostly just housekeeping issues and working on our presentations. So after that, Huguette and I went shopping. I bought a nice gray wool coat and a pair of ankle height boots. I blend in better now. Europeans don't wear hoodies and ratty tennies.
I also bought a bottle of wine to go with my leftover pasta for dinner. For €2, it was surprisingly good.
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