After a week spent working on projects, we were given this
entire weekend off to do with it what we wanted. I decided to maximize its
potential. I did so by sleeping in on Saturday and then going to the beach in
the afternoon with the whole gang, and then today by going on a small adventure
to Pula and Nora. Pula was a relatively tourist-y town, cutely adorned with
flags hanging on strings between all of the buildings and a central square
where we saw a bear-sized dog. Nora, a decent walk from Pula, was the highlight
of my week- it has ruins of a town that was inhabited first by Phoenicians,
then by Carthaginians, and finally by the ancient Romans. We went on a small
tour and saw all the ruins of the town, which included a theater, houses,
baths, and a tower that we were able to climb up to and look over the ancient
town that we had just walked through. Aside from the extra hour of traffic that
we endured on the bus ride home, it was a fantastic day.
As far as actual work goes, on Thursday we made a visit to
the Campidano Ambiente, which I am told is the Sardinian equivalent of the EPA.
We heard about their door-to-door collection system, and were treated to some
awesome refreshments afterwards. We also had guest speaker Giorgia De Gioannis
to help us with some problems on composting. This upcoming week will be a lot
of project work and preparation for the town meeting, but also a cruise
tomorrow! We are closing in on the final days here, and I am ever so slightly
regretting my decision to put off souvenir shopping…
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