For a week in March other AFS students came to Lecce for their exchange week. It was really great to meet new people from so many different people from so many different places and interesting to hear about their different experiences in Northern Italy. Whenever the exchange students get together we always have a lot of fun.
During the week I stayed with my assistant from AFS because she lives in the city of Lecce. This way I wouldn't have to drive a long way every day from Cutrofiano.
With the exchange students from this area and the ones from other parts of Italy we went to see the famous spots in Puglia. One day we toured the city of Lecce, another day we went around the coast of Salento and we saw Otranto, Santa Cesarea, Leuca (the point of the heel of Italy), and Gallipoli, and another day we went to Northern Puglia and saw Ostuni and Alberobello. Ostuni is also called the White City because it is on a hill and all the houses at the top are white. It was really beautiful because at the top you could see all around and you could see all the way to the sea. Alberobello was a city in which all the houses are really particular-looking. I'm not sure how to explain it, but I'll put the photos up.
On the last night we had a dinner party with everyone. It was lots of fun and I laughed a lot with my friend from Uruguay. We danced, and we ate. It was a really great way to end the week.
Also during that week my Chinese friend had her birthday and we surprised her with a birthday party. She was so happy she was crying!
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Hi Emily!
It's really great to see and hear how things are going for you in Italia! Mass Bay is looking forward to hearing all of your adventures when you return to us.
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