Today was amazing! It got off to a hectic start but everything turned around when we got on the bus to Valle Verzasca. It was a little of an hour away from campus up in the Alps and our first stop was a little stream where we ate our bag lunches. After that we walked/hiked up to a waterfall with a little pond that people could swim in. It was a really pretty waterfall and lake but since it was glacial water it was freezing cold and I could barely put my feet in! Crazy kids were swimming all the way across it to the other side and hopping out which was probably like 25 yards away.
All the study abroads took a picture:
After giving crazy kids time to swim, we went down the road a little farther to a bridge and cliff that people jump off into a little pond. Apparently the bridge is in some famous movie but I couldn't tell you which one it is. At this spot, the water was a lot warmer than the first stop, but after jumping off the cliff it took your breath away it was so cold! I needed to experience it but I was only good for one jump. I literally froze once I hit the water and had to calm down before I could swim to the shallow part.
The bridge that some of the locals jumped off of and you can see the rock and a little bit of the pond below.
My entry into the water!
And here is my favorite picture of the day
Tomorrow is the big day to finally start school and orientation is over! I am so excited to officially get the semester under way! I will finally buy groceries tomorrow, and hopefully by my half pass for train tickets! Bellinzona wine festival this weekend and maybe a day trip somewhere else Sunday!
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