Today we had class in the morning followed by class in the afternoon. Our morning class was a carryover of yesterday, talking about the relationship between international law and domestic law, and then we ended the morning session with a lecture on torture. This was an interesting and disheartening class. However, it was also fascinating. This is why it didn't bother me as much that we went 45 minutes over class time and 15 minutes into our lunch time. It just meant we started our afternoon class, on Human Rights, a half hour later. For the academic fact of the day, I learned that the United Nations charter is the first document to mention Human Rights as a norm/privilege, and this was written in 1949.
I was on scullery duty today at lunch. Sadly, the other person who was on with me was unaware that she was supposed to be helping me. On top of that, she is handicapped and can't carry plates or anything, so Im not sure why she is on the schedule to begin with. In any case, it wasn't too bad. I do need to go check when I am on the schedule next, and hopefully this time there will be someone with me.
Tonight we are going into Florence as it is one of the girls' birthday. She just turned 24 so we are going to celebrate. The villa baked a cheesecake/pie thingy and had a candle and everything for her at lunch, which was very sweet of the staff. I originally wasn't going to go into Florence with everyone, but I realized Im in Florence and I should take advantage of the location and get out and do things I wouldn't normally do. Plus, I like (almost) everyone in the program, so hanging out by myslef in the Villa while they are out in Florence is kind of silly.
Tomorrow we are going into Siena and I am pretty excited about that. It will be fun to see my old stomping grounds and see how much I remember. I want to climb the tower, wander aimlessly, get some gelato from my favorite gelateria, relax in the Piazza del Campo, see the Duomo, and just enjoy myself. There are a bunch of us going tomorrow, so I may be the unofficial tour guide. I hope I remember enough and don't say the wrong things, lol. We shall see how it goes. I will be sure to take lots of pictures as always, and I will let you know when I post them. :-)
Time to travel and Happy Weekend!
I'm sure you will remember everything when you get to Siena. You have an amazing memory. I hope you had a good time last night in Florence. If you get a chance please tell me how to sign Nana up to Google so she can respond on your blog. It's time for bed as I need to be at work at 6:00. Have fun. I love you.
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