Hard to believe that I’ve been here for almost 3 weeks, but my time in Siena is drawing to a close. I’ve had a very good time here, and have met many fun and interesting people, and have therefore fallen far behind in updating you all. (The fact that the computers have crashed several times when I was in the middle of an unsaved entry didn’t help either…)

In short, there was the Palio, Siena’s bi-annual major event, and the continual scene of celibration following it; there was a pretty good free concert in the piazza of an Italian singer named Elisa; there was a school trip to Montepulciano, where we also saw the beginnings of the pageantry for their Palio; there was visiting the major sites around Siena, like the Duomo and the main tower; and there were many meals and hours spent in the central piazza of the town. Perhaps I will go back later and expand on some of these, because most could have used their own entry, but for now, I leave it at that.

Tomorrow is my last day at the school, and in the evening many of the students are gathering, and then on Saturday I leave for Naples. In Naples, I will be on a sea kayaking trip which may or may not have easy access to the internet. Thus, perhaps no more news till the 11th, when I start heading back to Barcelona to take my flight back to the States. A dopo.