Calcio!

As everyone knows, Italy is THE capital of the soccer world. It is embedded in their culture to have Sunday be THE soccer day. All people do is get together, drink, eat and watch multiple soccer games at once. Friends will even bring over their extra TVs or have multiple games streaming live so they can all be viewed at once. You have to be a diehard fan for one team and defend them endlessly in many heated debates that are bound to happen throughout the day. Unfortunately, even though Siena is in "Siere A" which is the top division that includes teams like A.C Milan, FC Inter and Juventus, they are at the bottom. So while people go and support Siena, just because it is their hometown, they will often go to watch the opposing teams who have the best players in the world.

Anyways, our group went to a Siena soccer game the past weekend. Decked out in our black and white striped jerseys and scarves we went to yell random Italian phrases and just clap along with the crowd as they sang their different fight songs - about 10 different ones. Siena was playing Bologna and there was a whole section that was completely red and blue (Bologna's colors) with tons of flags that would yell back and forth to the Siena side. Our side was told to hold up black and white signs that spelled out VINCI (win) so that was pretty fun to witness! The game was great, and surprisingly Siena won! After the game we walked with the masses back to the campo in search for gelato and to get the last of the Fritelle (fried dough balls covered in sugar - aka - little drops of heaven). Now that Carnevale season is over, it was the last day that Fritelle was sold - we are all already going through withdrawals :(