First Full Day in Sorrento!

Recap of June 17 & 18

Today (June 18th), started with lots of rain! I quickly had to bring in my drying laundry and luckily, I got it just in time! After a few classes at Sant’Anna Institute, our class went to the school’s communal garden to look at all of the fruit and veggies for us to eat! We then walked around the city with our professoressa to learn more about where we will be staying over the next few weeks!

 

Here are some highlights and observations I’ve made so far: 

• Lots of tourists. I have most enjoyed looking at their mixed match outfits to fit the weather and very tourist Sorrento lemon merch :)
• LOTS OF ITALIAN. I guess I didn’t realize how much I became used to English being the primary language of an area that having Italian be the primary language and most common to hear is an interesting shift and nice to listen to.
• Groceries are affordable here and expires fairly quick! I brought food for multiple meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) for only €26 or around $30.
• You can find lots of gluten free food in a pharmacy (farmacia)! This is also where you will find lots of skin care and body products.
• In the grocery store, you have a teller ring up your fruits and veggies in a similar way to that of a meat market. They weigh, wrap, and label the food that you choose.
• The water is soft and sweet and it’s the best tap water I have ever had.
• Lots of fruit trees grow around the city, primarily lemon trees (Sorrento is famous for their lemoncello). You can take any fruit from the trees to eat!
• There is an extensive gluten free menu at all of the restaurants I have passed by today (oggi) in the city!
• I had a gluten free margarita pizza today and it was the best crust I have ever had! Just the right amount of crunch with softness. Also, the tomatoes were very strong. It reminded me most of a thick and chunky pasta sauce that was very well seasoned. 

 

Italian Fact Time:

#1 Whenever someone puts a bow on their door, this indicates that there is a new child born to that household. A blue bow signifies a boy and a pink bow signifies a girl!

 

#2 The sand on the beaches of Sorrento and the Amalfi coast comes from volcanic ash so it has a dark grey coloration to it. 

The clothes I quickly had to bring in and the view from my apartment laundry room.

Here is the view from our classroom!

A very rainy walk to class...

So many hydrangeas bigger than your head! 

Apartment night view!