Opening this wonderful day, we were met with a continental breakfast. With bellies filled with prosciutto, cheese, and the best rolls to ever exist, we began our day. We set off on our good ol’ day with some good ol’ wandering across the town. Some of us climbed the hills towards the towering fortress in the distance, while others descended into the lower city to go find some good ol’ souvenirs. Both groups found themselves to be beyond successful in the journeys into their discoveries of Assisi. After these adventures we headed into a winter survival simulation…in summer weather…in Italy? Long story short, we all died. Apparently cigarette lighters are worth more than gold and compasses are literally garbage. Then somehow we found ourselves discussing warm tea and how to properly serve tea to any friends and loved ones. In case you were wondering, unconscious people don’t want tea. We conquered the streets and returned to play the good ol’ card game of Barnga. We learned important lessons about perspectives and cultural differences, but more importantly, good ol’ Dr. K gaslit every single one of us. Post-card game, we fell off the Clifton cliff into our strengths. We scavenged for ten who had different strengths than us (honestly an impressive feat among all high achieving National Scholars). Our final lesson focused on the good ol’ academic structure of Texas A&M University and the idea that our poor professors are overworked and probably bullied by students. Then we forgot all about the professors because of delicious ravioli, mystery meat, and pureed mashed potatoes. We took one last break and ran around town again (our new favorite activity). We hiked back up to the fortress as a bigger group and took the most slay Insta-worthy photos ever, all thanks to our resident photographer, good ol’ Wes the Best. Finally, we closed our evening by skipping down the hill at mach 1, earning some stupid American comments, and consuming copious amounts of delicious gelato.
