Goodbye Siena

After 6 wonderful and educational weeks I have to say goodbye! My last job was Friday morning preparing the farewell lunch for both my group and the group of students from the U then I had to say goodbye to a lot of my friends, some whom I'll be seeing back in Utah but many that I will be possibly never see again and am leaving right here in Italy. The people I've had the opportunity to meet on this journey has been the best part of the whole thing, I have learned so much from all of them and am going to miss them so much, but I guess that is part of life, meeting people, learning what you can from them and then saying goodbye, wow, that's really lame, I hate goodbyes. On my way home last night from il campo where I finished saying goodbye to some friends I was calmly walking down the street when what should cross my path but a giant rat! I was going to scream and runaway but when it's late at night and you're alone this is probably not a good idea so i walked quietly, though not calmly by and I swear it stalked me the whole way home, I could feel its beady little eyes, creepiest part of my journey, well maybe with the exception of some of the leering men. Mollie and I left the house at 530 this morning and Marco and Paula even woke up to see us off, I will miss them so much! Living with a host family was the best thing ever and I highly recommend it to everyone! When I got to the station the first train to Milan was all full so I had to wait Around for 5 hours until the next one at 1030 which doesn't sound very late but when you're up that early, it is late. I was able to see a lot of people though who were catching their trains in that time period. The only negative experience in the train station was an old man who would not leave me alone, kissed my hand, touched my face And tried to kiss me but I finally just had to push him away, very uncomfortable but I came through mostly unscathed. After a 5 hour bus ride I have now arrived on Milan and will certainly have more stories for you all soon. Ciao!