GOOOAAALLLL!!

Sunday the day of rest...well not when it's your last Sunday in Italy. It was fast and furious. I went to the open market last week and a lady gave me a flyer for a Christmas church service this Sunday at the international church of Torino. I was excited about going and got up early to get ready. I fixed a big American breakfast because I wasn't sure I would have the chance to eat lunch. I was out the door a little after 10 and got the flyer out to check the address. The paper said that the service started at 10. I was so disappointed, the whole week I thought it was at 10:30. I didn't want to show up 15-20 minutes late so I went to the church I usually go to. It was nice to be back, I talked to the pastor and his wife at the beginning and then the service started. I couldn't stay until the end so snuck out early. I went to Fabrizio's house so he could teach me how to make tiramisu. Yum Yum. The dessert is really easy to make, which is good for this beginner. I will definately be making this in the states. I couldn't stay to taste it, but he was making it for a party that night anyways, because I had to meet up with Andrea and Barbara. We met at the bus station and took the tram to the Olympic Stadium to watch a football (soccer) game!! This was by far one of the best experiences. Barbara is a huge fan of soccer and Andrea likes Juventus. There are two teams in the city, Torino and Juventus. Juve is the much better team by far and four or five of their players played on the world champion team in the last world cup. It reminded me of going to an OU football game, its like you are in a different world cause nothing matters but your team. People were dressed in the official black and white colors, a huge sea of zebras. One of the main players, Pavel Nedved, is from Czech Republic and Barbara really likes him. Yesterday happened to be his 300th game with Juve. The game was interesting for me since I don't know that much about the sport, but it was pretty slow for true fans. With less than 5 minutes to go in the game it was still tied 0-0. Then, as the clocked clicked away the seconds, Nedved came out of nowhere and scored the winning goal!! 1-0 Juve--VIVA JUVE--DOBRY NEDVED (means good Nedved in Czech). We all shouted and high fived people in our section. I felt like a true fan. After the game we took a packed tram back to the center and a short subway ride. The subway opened more stops a few months ago and I hadn't taken it since then so we thought we would give it a try. By far the nicest subway I've ever seen. (well it's only been around since the Olympics) We went for a hot drink because it was so cold outside and then Barbara and I went to her house cause I had to meet with Mathilde about what I'm suppose to do at work for the week cause she will be in London the entire week-yes my last one she will be gone. By the end of Sunday I was worn out and needed to be recharged for my last week in Torino starting Monday.