house day

Yesterday was our last day to relax at casa cares.  A few of us early risers went on a walk after breakfast.  The walk was to the local olive oil press.  We were able to see both the old and new ways in which olive oil is made.  Our villa makes their own olive oil, which I am going to attempt to bring home!  During the walk, we also visited a local church.  This church also had it's own mini olive oil press.  Paul, our host, says that olive oil from Reggello is some of the best!

After we returned from the walk, we had a guest speaker Dr Ciconi.  He is a psychiatrist practicing in Florence.  Today we will visit the group home where he works (while we are in Florence).  He explained the history of mental health services and how it works today.  

The afternoon was filled with seminars from the faculty who joined us on this trip.  But, I decided to go into town instead of staying at the villa.  Of course, I had to get my daily dose of gelato!  Today we will go to Florence and visit the Uffici (sp???) and the mental health facility.  I promise to have more pictures of this magnificent country! Ciao~