so i went to sorrento…

Look at what I brought back!

Basically, Iowa State University “sponsors” a South Field Trip and a North Field Trip through Italy/Europe. This past weekend, all graphic and interior design students took a trip to Naples, Sorrento, and Pompei as part of our South Field Trip. A couple things to note:

1. Naples: not only nasty, but dangerous. Two groups of students witnessed muggings or attempted muggings. Another female student, while sitting down, was interrupted by a young boy who performed aggressive pelvic thrusts into her head. Luckily, I was not around for any of this — having limited my Naples explorations to the train station, one museum, and the pizzeria across the street.

2. The Lemon Tree Restaurant: OOOOMMMMMYYYGAWWWWD SOOOO DELICIOUS. Iowa State design students take over this little jem every year during the Sorrento visit. All of us sit down together and enjoy a full course meal, with lemon featured in every dish. The food is divine, the waiters are hilarious, the chefs in the kitchen are cute…eighteen euros well spent. I can’t even put into words…just thinking about it is making my drool. I wish I took pictures of my food!

3. Claustrophobia: nice to meet you! PJ, MD and I spent our Sorrento days in a hostel called Village Camping Campogaio. In other words, we stayed in a matchbox standing on brick supports. The shower was too small for any of us to want to deal with. Fortunately, we all sweat roses…right?

4. Cliff diving: FAIL. A group of us took a day trip to the island of Capri, where there were rumors of beautiful landscapes and “safe” cliff diving. We found the beautiful landscapes without much difficulty, but the area with we wanted to visit happened to be closed off to all boats due to inconvenient water levels. So…no cliff diving. Instead, we took a chair lift to look around the island. Also fun, but not the same.

One big, semi-blurry family:

We head up north in a few weeks…

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