First Weekend

The past couple of days have flown by. I am still adjusting to the jet lag, sometimes it feels like it is getting worse rather than better. The first day meeting students from Cagliari and Padua was a great introduction. We bonded quickly and learned about some of our differences and similarities through debate. I’m already loving the friendly nature of Italians. Visiting the beach house with Professor Cusso and the Padua students was a blast! Despite the rain, we still had time to hang out on the beach and show off our ability to tolerate the cold water (I still think it was freezing despite many Northeastern comments on how much warmer it was than our beaches).

Today we visited Barumini, Su Nuraxi, and Giara. I loved walking through the nuraghe, particularly getting to walk through doorways designed for entirely different people. I find it impossible to even fathom how old structures here are. The history behind this culture is so much deeper than the American “culture” is. Also it is interesting that many of these structures have been simply buried and hidden away or built on top of. The archeologist who uncovered Su Nuraxi is still alive, that seems absurd to me. I like to think about what else is out there we haven’t found yet.