Another update

So this refers to the last post, if you haven't read it, do so before you read this one. I promise everything will make more sense!

So, I left the library to attempt to go to class, but the building in which that class takes place was entirely blocked off by protesters. I found a couple students from my class and double checked that more or less, that meant we couldn't have class, and they confirmed my suspicions. There was also one of the Erasmus students there (from Belgium) so I think he was also checking with them to see what was going on. Anyway, I sort of figuratively shrugged and decided to take the opportunity to go to the cafeteria for the first time. I got my card for it on Monday, but hadn't had the chance to actually go yet. It was pretty satisfactory as far as eating options go. There is a certain amount of stuff you can get (possibly all with different prices). I got a bowl of pasta, some meat with a lime to squeeze on top, a banana, and then a cup which I filled with water after paying. The price for all that was 2,80 euro, which considering what I would pay elsewhere for a comparable amount of food, is pretty cheap. Even toward the end of the lunch hour, it was relatively crowded, but I found a seat at a table across from a boy who also didn't really seem to be with anyone, and sat there.

After lunch, I talked to Lucia on the phone. She knows Giacomo, who would be my tutor, so after we discussed the strike and the fact that it really would be good if we could meet tomorrow, said she could talk to him on the phone to find out how he usually gets around and where he might be able to meet. She is going to call me later on and that way I have a pretty good shot at the appointment tomorrow, I hope. At any rate, I don't have much I can do, since I take the bus almost everywhere and they won't be running tomorrow. I will try to get to the gym (since I go there on foot, and it would be good to go), and try to go to this appointment, but other than that, I am not really sure. I am going to leave for Genova (Genoa) early Saturday morning and leave early evening Sunday so that I can hopefully still have almost a full weekend with Deneb.

So that is where things are now... protests, strikes, not to mention having to find another class. More than ever, I am convinced that my threshold for disruption and confusion will have increased by the time I return to the US. Hopefully my Italian year abroad will forever make me a more patient and even-keeled person!

With all this excitement, I imagine I will be posting again soon. Hopefully things are a little less chaotic where all of you are!