Day one--The market

The girls all decided that we would go for a walk early. So at 8am we met at Scott and Sharon's house and explored the town. We walked down to the center of town where there is a big market on Saturday. It was like a huge flea market. It was exciting to browse and be in the crowd and hear the language flowing around us. We tested out our first Italian with 'quanto costa?' and then tried to figure out how much they actually said. We didn't have anyone to help us with the language; we were on our own. It was a great learning experience. Most of the people in the town here can speak little English, but not enough to have a full conversation with. While at the market, we were able to try some fresh salami and unique fruits. Then we tried an Italian version of a tater tot and an olive treat (green olive stuffed with sausage and fried. After exploring the market for a while, we came back to the Macleans house and ate lunch (sloppy joes!!) and had an orientation. Fil and Scott gave us a schedule for the week and debriefed us how to approach the Italians when we were handing out tracts. We learned some more Italian and practiced our skits. Then we had a little bit of down time and everyone returned to their host family's home. We met up again after dinner to go down to the Piazza to perform a few skits and listen to Scott give the gospel message. It was a really great experience for all of us. We attracted a small crowd at first, but the second time we did our skits, the crowd was larger. Scott and Fil said it was a good turn out. We also got to meet some of Fil's students (who are learning to speak English) and we are planning to meet up with them again for our English club. After our Piazza experience, we got to try some gelato, which was amazing! By the time we got back in, it was after midnight.