Final Full Day in America
I'm very excited to go to Rome, and have been so busy getting ready (preparing my presentation, revising my essay, learning Italian and packing) that I haven't had time to write in my blog.
I have so many interesting stories to tell about the Pantheon, but they will wait until after I've done my presentation (in the unlikely event that someone from te program actually reads this blog, I don't want to spoil it for them).
I am excited to juggle in Rome, and have been working on tricks I might do there. I started working on 7 balls today, and got a 7 ball flash. Maybe I'll work on 7 balls in Rome. I can do 50 catches of 5 clubs without much of a problem, but I think 100 catches of 5 clubs in the campo might be a bit of a stretch. We'll see.
One thing I'm very worried about are the pickpockets in Rome. I think I've been reading way too much about them. Here are some of the ploys pickpockets use to take your valuables from you:
1. Pretend to help you wipe off a stain that they themselves put on you, and while you're busy steal your stuff.
2. Push you from behind while another guy comes up and snatches your valuables.
3. Steal your wallet underneath your eyes while you're distracted.
4. A kid will come up and hold a newspaper under your nose. While you're reading it, they'll steal your stuff.
5. Or, the kids might just surround you and star taking your stuff in front of your eyes. The best thing to do here is beat them off (as my friend Julia's Grandma did), or yell "via! via" or "Polizia!"
6. Throw/drop a baby (real or fake) at your feed. As you try drop your stuff to save the baby, the thief calmly walks up and steals it.
The baby one is my favorite. I can also imagine them throwing something like a snake at you. That would alarm you enough to drop that $700 camera of yours.
I also read about this Japanese guy who was getting his wallet stolen from his back pocket. A bunch of Italians were yelling at him, trying to tell him he was being robbed. But he thought they were just being freindly, and waved back as the theif walked away with the Japanese man's wallet.
Hopefully I won't be that ignorant.
I have so many interesting stories to tell about the Pantheon, but they will wait until after I've done my presentation (in the unlikely event that someone from te program actually reads this blog, I don't want to spoil it for them).
I am excited to juggle in Rome, and have been working on tricks I might do there. I started working on 7 balls today, and got a 7 ball flash. Maybe I'll work on 7 balls in Rome. I can do 50 catches of 5 clubs without much of a problem, but I think 100 catches of 5 clubs in the campo might be a bit of a stretch. We'll see.
One thing I'm very worried about are the pickpockets in Rome. I think I've been reading way too much about them. Here are some of the ploys pickpockets use to take your valuables from you:
1. Pretend to help you wipe off a stain that they themselves put on you, and while you're busy steal your stuff.
2. Push you from behind while another guy comes up and snatches your valuables.
3. Steal your wallet underneath your eyes while you're distracted.
4. A kid will come up and hold a newspaper under your nose. While you're reading it, they'll steal your stuff.
5. Or, the kids might just surround you and star taking your stuff in front of your eyes. The best thing to do here is beat them off (as my friend Julia's Grandma did), or yell "via! via" or "Polizia!"
6. Throw/drop a baby (real or fake) at your feed. As you try drop your stuff to save the baby, the thief calmly walks up and steals it.
The baby one is my favorite. I can also imagine them throwing something like a snake at you. That would alarm you enough to drop that $700 camera of yours.
I also read about this Japanese guy who was getting his wallet stolen from his back pocket. A bunch of Italians were yelling at him, trying to tell him he was being robbed. But he thought they were just being freindly, and waved back as the theif walked away with the Japanese man's wallet.
Hopefully I won't be that ignorant.
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