Sunday was a really fun day. First we went to Pentecost mass at the pantheon. We got there an hour early and got some of the last seats. There were hundreds of people standing. The mass was all in Italian, which was neat because I could still follow along and say the responses in English. They read part of the Gospel in several languages and each part of the prayer of the faithful was in a different language so everyone could understand at least something. That was very cool. If you had a seat you got a rose, so we each got one! This is the altar, it was also decorated with roses. So pretty! There were at least 40 priests there. The craziest part was that my friend from high school Marissa was sitting in the row in front of me! I didn't even know she was studying in Rome! She was also going to the soccer game afterwards, so I saw her there too. We'll get to hang out again soon.



Me with my rose...aww!














The rose petals falling from the occulus to represent the tounges of fire descending on the disciples. They just kept coming! You could see the people throwing the petals also had cameras and were taking pictures from the top. I bet those turned out neat.









Rose petals falling...













All of the rose petals on the floor. I swear it was a few inches deep. I grabbed a handful!













The outside of the "football" stadium Stadio Olympico.











Me in the sadium before the game. There were sooo many people!












The teams lined up before the game. (Roma is in Red)












The game in action.














The crowd was incredible. So loud! They all were waving flags and chanting and screaming. A chant would start at one end of the stadium and find its way to the other side so that the entire stadium was doing the same chants. It was amazing.









We won! Yay! The other side of the stadium unfolded this huge jersey and signs. It was so neat. They sang these "Roma Roma Roma" and "Grazi Roma" (Thank you Rome) songs OVER and OVER again. I started to pick up the words...at least when they repeat Roma. We learned the lyrics today in my Italian class and sang them.






Today its pouring down rain, and the forecast doesnt look like its going to let up, so we had to cancel our plans. Boo. But we'll get to plan for the rest of the week and this weekend when we go to Siena and maybe Pisa!