Assisi

 This weekend is in most ways already over for me so I might as well write about it now. Thursday I went to Casa Buonarotti which is conveniently located two blocks away from where I live for a class field trip. I saw many Michelangelos and of course, got to listen to Peter. After Italian class I went straight to the train station and got on the train to Siena. Upon arrival I entered the castle to a delicious homemade meal prepared by Loreen. Despite there only being three of us there was enough food for ten (as always), but in her defense she did have to use up all the food since that was our last night in that hotel. We had tender chicken with capers and flavorful pasta with vegetables.
 Yesterday, we drove to Perugia and then Assisi but the weather was terrible (extremely cold and rainy). Since the weather was so awful we ducked inside the National Museum of Umbria for a little bit. Afterwards, we ate the leftover chicken with some bread we brought for lunch and made a huge mess in the car. Assisi was difficult to enjoy in such biting cold so we just walked around a little and stopped for dinner at a restaurant that didn't look closed. At this point, it was a little eerie walking around, it seemed to be a desert town. The dinner was pretty mediocre, especially compared to the dinner we had the night before.
 We were very happy to get back the farmhouse that we were sleeping at for the night. We watched Italian t.v. but it was still hard for me to understand because they were talking way too fast.
 This morning was the complete opposite of yesterday weather-wise. There were clear blue skies for miles and the sun was simply glorious. We went to the Basilica which was very pretty but I always wish I have a guide when I don't because I feel like I'm missing out on the significance of something. Between the three of us I probably knew the most just because of the classes I'm taking right now. Next time I go to Assisi, I want to go with a Christian or someone really knowledgeable about Christianity.