The students arrived Sunday, flying in a group from Boston through Paris. The SYA France group was on the same initial flight bringing the SYA seat total to more than 120 persons. The departure was in doubt until the last minute due to the imminent arrival of Hurricane Irene. A group of students had to be rerouted after the airports in New York shut down, but all arrived in time to make the connecting flight from Boston. The handoff of the students to their host families took place after lunch and a meeting at the Balletti Park Hotel in San Martino, a small town around 3 km south of the metro-Viterbo area. It was actually quite a joyful and pleasant experience as each student was introduced individually to their host family.
The lunch was interesting. There was a very nice penne pasta with basil, olive oil, tomatoes and mozzarella and then there were the sandwiches called tramezzini. White bread with the crust cut off with a bit of tomato and mozzarella and LOTS of mayonnaise. It is the first food I have been served in Italy other than dessert (more on that later) that I haven’t really loved.
Driving home we were compelled to stop for our first gas since getting our car. When the conversions to dollars and gallons were complete we had spent $9.20/gallon for gas at the least expensive place in town. No more complaining about the high price of gas from the American peanut gallery.
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