As much as I love Italy's soccer obsession, I was ecstatic to attend last Saturday a game of the other kind of football, American football. Thursday night on the way home from the Bible study, Robbie, Ermenita, and I had stopped by to watch the Firenze Guelfi practice. They are currently in the third league of the NFL Italia, players are unpaid, games are free, and the field is 80 yards/meters. Robbie once played on this team and also coached the current coaches, and they gave Ermenita and me free [XL] t-shirts! We found out about the upcoming game on Saturday in which the Guelfi would take on the Roma Barbari [Barbarians], so we attended, along with some HUF students, to cheer them on, as both teams were 6-0! The game became exciting at the end as the Guelfi came from behind to tie it up in the fourth quarter and then go ahead (16-8) after running back an interception for a touchdown! Apparently they really like 2-point conversions. Ermenita brought a friend, and it was the first time either of them had seen American football. Her friend also came to church with her on Sunday!
Ermenita and I at the football game!
Last week Ermenita gave the HUF students a tour of part of the University of Florence. The various departments of the University are dispersed throughout town; the library and Law/Economics/Political Science schools are quite close to the church building, but I had never been there before! We enjoyed learning about the differences between universities in Italy and America.
Tuesday night I added another English student! She is 32, works for a subsidiary of GE, and teaches a catechism class at her church. Thanks for your continued prayers for my students as we delve into God's Word together!
Glad you had some fun! Interesting to have a student who teaches catechism at her church!!!
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