A Yellow Day
Carrissa was having a hard time coming up for a way to describe the day. She spent about 15 minutes trying to figure out a way to describe the day. This was a very hard day to describe. Eventually we settled on "today was an indescribable day". Well, I have news. I found a way to describe the day.
(A stylized version of my broken clock. I spent an hour trying to fix it, but nothing came of it except a fun little snake and a funny photo)
Today was yellow.
Why yellow? Well, first of all, it was hot, and everyone knows that hot things are yellow. The sun is yellow, summer is yellow, and fire is yellow.
We also visited a jesuit church today--Il Gesu, which was very yellow on the inside. It was so yellow and gold that I remember a student (who shall remain anonymous for security reasons) remarking that this amazing interior was "too yellow for me".
And, the bowl with the best salad I've had in Italy so far that we made for our apartment's group dinner (which Carrissa, who is not from our apartment made. Thank you Carissa, it was delicious) was yellow.
By why else? Well, according to bout.com, "On the one hand it denotes happiness and joy but on the other hand yellow is the color of cowardice and deceit." I know I am extremely happy here in Rome, but for some reason I feel like there might be some sort of deceit brewing in the back alleys, as is natural for a group of this size that's forced to be together for a month. Why was today a cowardly day? It wasn't really. But, one thing I have noticed lately is that many people do things in groups. It takes a lot of courage to go and do something on your own, and it sometimes seems like we're all sort of cowards in that way.
(A stylized version of my broken clock. I spent an hour trying to fix it, but nothing came of it except a fun little snake and a funny photo)
Today was yellow.
Why yellow? Well, first of all, it was hot, and everyone knows that hot things are yellow. The sun is yellow, summer is yellow, and fire is yellow.
We also visited a jesuit church today--Il Gesu, which was very yellow on the inside. It was so yellow and gold that I remember a student (who shall remain anonymous for security reasons) remarking that this amazing interior was "too yellow for me".
And, the bowl with the best salad I've had in Italy so far that we made for our apartment's group dinner (which Carrissa, who is not from our apartment made. Thank you Carissa, it was delicious) was yellow.
By why else? Well, according to bout.com, "On the one hand it denotes happiness and joy but on the other hand yellow is the color of cowardice and deceit." I know I am extremely happy here in Rome, but for some reason I feel like there might be some sort of deceit brewing in the back alleys, as is natural for a group of this size that's forced to be together for a month. Why was today a cowardly day? It wasn't really. But, one thing I have noticed lately is that many people do things in groups. It takes a lot of courage to go and do something on your own, and it sometimes seems like we're all sort of cowards in that way.
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