Como Lago, Italy - July 28th

This morning I awoke with a pretty terrible hangover so it took me a while to get out of bed. Luckily we are done with classes. All that is left is papers for some people and a presentation for me. When I finally did get up, I checked train times to Lake Como. Around noon, Kara, Jessica, and I all left for the lake. Like most train rides, it was pretty uneventful except for a guy about my age who smelled like shit, sat across from us and just stared at us the whole way. He was apparently sick because he kept a napkin to his mouth the whole time. When we got off the train, he followed us while digging through nearby trash cans. We eventually had to stand on a corner and wait for him to leave.

The lake was a very beautiful site. It was pretty large but you could see the other side. There were a lot of boats on the water and mountains surrounded it. We walked down to the side expecting to find a beach cause I wanted to go swimming but there wasn't one. So we walked around the edge until we came to a place with paddle boats. It was cheap to ride, so we hopped on board, and I paddled us out into the lake. We sat there a while and took in the scenery. When it was time to return the boat, we headed back to shore. We got some gelatto and kept walking around the lake. We walked through a park where we found a tiny piece of beach but the water was dirty so I didn't jump in.

A storm was coming along, so we turned around and headed back in the direction of the train station. Along the way we found a restaurant with cheap food. Dr. Wright joined us from her unexpected 8 mile hike. Together we ate under an awning while the rain began to come down. Fortunately it let up just as we finished eating, and we were able to make it back to the station without getting wet.

Back home, most of the people I'm with went out to party it up while we are still in Italy. I choose to stay in since I had partied hard the night before and had schoolwork to do.