Typical Day

A typical day would be to wake up at 8:00am, shower, grab books and a water bottle, and head for language class.  I'd park my bike and walk down the block to a bar to get a pastry and a cappuccino, and chat for a few minutes with classmates.  Italian class lasts from 8:50-9:45.  Then, I'd ride to Energy Systems class.  Prof. Uddin would lecture from 10:20 to 11:50 with one break in the middle.  A guest lecturer would come from 12:00-1:00pm.  The class would ride to the school cafeteria, and eat until 2:00.  

After lunch, we'd check email in the school computer lab.  Afternoon activities are usually done in small groups, such as exploring a museum in Pisa, taking a train to the beach, etc.  We'd meet up for dinner at 7:30 in the cafeteria, and do chores, study, or nap for a couple hours afterwards.  Everyone would meet up to get gelato and go out to a bar to drink and listen to music until 1:00am.  I'd get home, write in my diary, and get as much sleep as possible to get ready to do it again tomorrow.

Overall schedule for the four weeks

 WEEK 1

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Energy Systems

 

X

X

X

 

 

 

Italian Language

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

Italian Culture

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

Italian History

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Field trip

 

 

 

 

Rome

 

 

Free time

 

 

 

 

  Rome Rome

 

 WEEK 2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Energy Systems X X   X      
Italian Language              
Italian Culture       X      
Italian History              
Field trip     GE plant   geothermal Florence  
Free time             X

 

 WEEK 3 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Energy Systems   X X X      
Italian Language   X X X      
Italian Culture       X      
Italian History              
Field trip         fusion plant    
Free time X         Venice Venice

 

 WEEK 4 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Energy Systems X   X        
Italian Language X X X X      
Italian Culture              
Italian History   X   X      
Field trip              
Free time              

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