This is the week our classes started. Basically everyone starts class at 9:30 am and doesn't get done til around 5 that night. Granted you have some half hour and hour breaks in between classes.
On Thursday, the 19th, a bunch of us left for Interlaken, Switzerland. We left Rome around 6 and got to Interlaken around 4 am. The bus ride wasn't bad and we all slept a lot of the way. Natalie and I met up with our friends from Penn State, Alli and Kristin! Interlaken is a cute little city that is what I would picture an old Swiss town would look like.
On Friday morning we got up and signed up for paragliding. Paragliding in the alps was one of the prettiest views I've ever seen. After paragliding we walked around Interlaken and had lunch. That night we went night sledding in the alps. One of the craziest things I have ever done. The moon is basically your light source on the sloops. You catch so much speed going down the hill and there are tons of turns so you have to be very careful. I have a couple of bruises that are still healing from that night. But Natalie and I caught on fast and managed to beat everyone down each time.
On Saturday, we decided to travel to Bern, Switzerland for the day. It was about 5o minutes away by train from Interlaken. Bern was a more modern city with a lot of good shopping and chocolate. We had rosti for lunch which is a typical Swiss meal that consists of potatoes and any kind of meat or vegetable you would like to add.
We relaxed on Sunday and watch THON online in our hostel. It was snowing like crazy so the main road to get out of Interlaken was shut down. So we had to take a detour that added 2 hours onto our trip so we didn't get home until 4 am Monday morning.
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