Yesterday was the first day that Martina, Eric, Edoardo, Beck, Matteo, and I got together. We met up for lunch and ate in the stunning Giardino Bellini, and from there walked around the central part of the city, where we visited several of the tourist spots. By far, one of my most favorite spots was the visiting the church Duomo. The architecture was stunning, I couldn’t believe how well preserved it was. For dinner, we all went to a Mexican restaurant where memories of us all crying from eating a whole green chili were created. I have been here less than a week but even so everyone around me has made me feel accepted and cared for. I couldn’t have been paired with anyone as kind, as lively, and as funny as the Catania cohort!













