Giovanella had to get to the school where she works early, so she dropped me off in front of the school and asked one of her friends, who works in the school, to meet me. Thankfully instead of waiting alone, I found Luca (Matilde's Brother) who is starting his first year at the school. We waited a little ways away from the door because a huge crowd of people was pushed up against it, waiting to be let in. Every time a staff member had to enter the school they had to push their way through the crowd.
After a little bit Giovanella's friend (Giussi?) found me. She forcefully led me through the crowd of people and into the building. Inside I waited by the door and talked to girls in the very front of the crowd. I was then handed off to another man who led me to my classroom as the crowd of students was allowed to enter the building. In the class everyone shook hands with me and introduced themselves. I talked to a few different groups of girls but not for much time.
When the teacher came everybody stood and then sat down quietly. The teacher noticed I was new and asked me where I was from in front of the whole class. I think in Italian schools it is much more normal to be put on the spot or to have to talk in front of the whole class. I was asked how to pronounce my name and last name, where I was from, and about my family. She then asked all the other students about their summers and career plans.
I'm not one hundred percent sure what today was for or why we were in school, because the day was only two hours mostly spent talking amongst ourselves. But everyone seems really nice. There were some group pictures taken that I was told would be put in Facebook so hopefully I'll have those soon!
Today was was similar to yesterday. We had Gym class, which didn't consist of much because it was the first day, Chemistry which I did not understand a second of, and English. For every new teacher that entered the classroom I had to repeat the process of explaining where I was from and how to say my name. All the teachers are very friendly and welcoming like their students. In English we filled out a cross word puzzle about food and meals. It was funny because it was very British English, so occasionally I took me a while to figure out the word. The teacher asked me to explain to the class the phrase Traffic Jam, and the difference between dinner and diner.
Here are the photos I have. Hoping to get the group picture soon!
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| First day of school photo. Not my best, but it's what I have. |
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| "On my way to my first day of school" |
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| "New entry...This year we'll have an American Girl" |
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