To say I am amazed by Sardinia would be un understatement! Upon arriving in Cagliari on Thursday afternoon I was taken aback by how lively the city was and how it also managed to have a small town feel at the same time.
We instinctively went to a pizzeria for our first dinner which was promptly devoured and followed by a delicious cup of gelato. We did a bit of exploring after dinner. Being that most of us are experienced at navigating the Boston streets, we were able to find our way through the mess of streets. Friday morning we woke up “early” to meet up with Environmental Engineering students from the Universities of Cagliari and Padua. There was a bit of a struggle to understand everyone’s different languages but after some group activities we were able to become a bit more comfortable with one another and we started questioning everyone on their home country’s customs. After the meeting Professor Cossu from Padua invited all of the Northeastern students to his beach house in Geremeas for dinner on Saturday night.
We spent that night at a tiny restaurant with 20 of us around a long dinner table. Many Italian Christmas Eves had prepared me for what was about to be served. Four courses and 2.5 hours later we left with full stomachs and were ready to explore Cagliari’s nightlife.
Saturday morning was spent catching up on sleep and adjusting to the new time zone. After another great Italian meal of seafood salad, we all packed our beach clothes and got ready for the other students to pick us up and take us to their beach house. We enjoyed the magnificent water and played a bit of soccer on the beach. In the meantime dinner was being prepared for us by our hosts. We consumed our second back-to-back 4 course meal consisting of Italy’s finest prosciutto, steak, Sardinian sausages and an assortment of other foods. We mingled with the students for the rest of the night and went back down the beach to gaze at the stars.
From everything that we have done so far, I am really looking forward to what the rest of the week holds!
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