It’s the final countdown here in Cagliari, and everyone has
been frantically trying to squeeze in way more activity than is possible to do
in the few days that we have left. With the combination of school work, a few
final cultural excursions, and some necessary souvenir shopping, these last
days are disappearing quicker than you can imagine.
On Friday, we had our mock
town meeting, in which everyone played a different character and we all sat
down and tried to come up with a solution to the issues with contamination and the
resulting “Quirra Syndrome” that has been occurring in certain parts of
Sardinia. We had everyone from the engineers and the activists to the shepherds
and farmers and then even the mayor and some concerned parents. It turned out
to be pretty interesting, especially given the topic (and the pictures of
two-headed lambs).
On Saturday we went on a hike to Sella del Diavolo, which is
“the Devil’s Saddle.” We went to the top and found some cool forts and things,
and were able to see all of Poetto from our height- you’d think we would get
sick of all these beautiful views, right?
Then, today, we went to a traditional Sardinian festival. Upon
arrival, we were swarmed with people shoving wine and pastries in our hands,
and after that we hung out for a while before moving on to the main attraction,
which was an hour long parade of decorated tractors and horses, music, and
hordes of Sardinians dressed in their fancy, homemade, traditional clothing.
There were people in the beds of tractors that had transformed them into
literal beds by piling mattresses on top of them and sitting above us as the
procession rolled through, tossing cookies at us along the way! When the parade
was over, there was music and dancing for a little bit before we boarded the bus
to travel back to the guest house for the last time.
So, to anyone who may have been reading these (if there is, in
fact, more than just Anna): it’s been nice blogging for you during my time here!
I’m having a lot of trouble letting it sink in that this incredible place will
be out of my life a few short days from now. I guess that might just mean that I
will have to come back…
Ciao!
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