On to a new project! Today we actually started our next project. We started at the beginning of a river and took samples of the sediment. We worked our way down river, taking samples along the way, all the way to the Adriatic. Of course, we can't go to the sea without jumping in. So, with all of the Italians looking at us like we were crazy (we probably are but that is not the point), we jumped in and played in the waves. It was amazing to follow a river from its origins all the way to where it dumps into the sea. We could see how much things changed. It went from a dry river bed to a stream easily jumped over to a river that is 20-25 feet across. I will understand more about the river tomorrow after looking at the samples but it was cool just to observe the natural habitat. When we got back Sandro told us to go play peach-ball (baseball with peaches). There were probably a hundred or more peaches that had fallen from the trees before they could be picked and Sandro didn't want them rotting all over the place. So, being the good students we are, we grabbed all of the peaches we could and began to throw them at someone who was in the field ready to smack them with a large rolling pin. When I say large I am talking like the length of a baseball bat, at least. Everyone who wanted to took some swings. Of course, the baseball players had a WAY better hitting average but they have had way more practice. People went off to clean up for dinner and as I was waiting for the dinner bell Nils came through, after saying goodnight to his dad, and said that he wanted a big hug from me. Who am I to deny something like that to a two year old? It was a great hug :D Dinner was great, as usual. I just wish I still had more chocolate to end the day with..... Then it would be a great day rather than just a pretty darn good day.