We heard a lecture today from an Italian pediatrician called Massimo, and I asked him a little bit about the Italian cardiovascular health. He mentioned the importance of family and education, wherein the latter should start at a young age. He's very passionate about his job.
Just a while ago, my roomie, Emme and another friend, Maylena and I went to a park to see what we can talk about for our presentation tomorrow about a Vicenza location. We thought about discussing similarities and differences in the parks here versus those in the U.S. Majority of the parks in Italy have statues, have easy walkways for all populations-- the elderly, pregnant women, families with kids, and even lovers! They are also a lot more welcoming than those in America.. you may either be surrounded by water or fresh flowers and different trees. It's serene as well, despite the fact that once you go out of the park gates (yes, they have set times) you'll outrightly see the shops and cars. Also, playgrounds are not as common. Often times, one can spot elderly people chatting near the central fountain, others reading their book, while thoseof our age seem to meet there for a friendly group discussion.
Señora Angela accompanied the whole class on a 30-minute walk to the La Rotonda Villa by Palladio. From the outside, the villa resembled that of the White House. Inside, colorful frescoes covered the walls and ceilings of the main entrance hall as well as the neighboring rooms. Stepping further inside, the dome was decorated with more frescoes, and looking up, the first layer, statues can be seen, further up, there used to be an opening where rain water used to enter the house and fall straight down this round area on the first floor. The walls were covered with painted Roman gods... I spotted Mercury on one side. After touring the villa, we went to a small caffe, which served a variety of sweet goodies and an amazing caffe latte. I had a chocolate mini cake, and it was delizioso!
Our group picture at the Salami shop was published at the local newspaper, "Il Giornale di Vicenza."
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