Calcio

Calcio! Translation: American football. Today was a beautiful day spent studying in a park close to our apartments. Several of us chose to practice our pronunciation skills on a couple of Italy natives, Maurizzio and Niccolo. These gentlemen are room mates with one of the american students, and have become part of our italian family here in Brescia. In between studying, our breaks consisted of calcio/ football/ soccer. We exercised our bodies along with our minds. After leaving the park, Maurizzio invited us to watch him play football for his team in Brescia. The game was fast-paced, intense, and dare I say mind blowing! The skills each player possessed made me envious, and wish I had their abilities. The experience was one of a kind. Along with watching a game of football, we had the opportunity to see the activities of italian locals on a daily basis. Children playing soccer on the basketball courts next to the turf, parents sitting in the cement bleachers watching their sons, grandparents conversing with other grandparents, and a gelato in the hands of a child here and there. I would like to say that it was the perfect day for relaxing, adjusting to culture, and partaking in a trademark of Italy. - Jordan DiSanto