Winthrop Volleyball In Comunanza by Sharry and Janice

Ciao! Yesterday we woke up early to eat another breakfast consisting of croissants and orange juice. We were then told that we were going to have an hour bus ride to the beach...two and a half hours later we realized we had been lied to. Upon arriving at the beach all of us girls were excited to have some warm weather and possibly lay out but unfortunately the weather was very chilly and we all ended up wearing our sweatpants and sweatshirts. We wondered around the beach for an hour. All of the stores along the beach were closed and we were taught that once the weather becomes warmer the stores will open up and they own the beach in front of their store. So in order to lay out on the beach people have to pay the store because they own the land on the beachfront. Becca wanted some water before we got back onto the bus so she tried to go into this small store. While she was walking up a very tiny chihuahua began to attack her and in defense she stood still and covered her eyes, at this point another dog came and starting barking so Becca gave up and ran back to the group. We were suppose to be back at the bus at noon but a few players and coach Shannon were late. The bus began to leave them while they were sprinting back with their Chinese food. After another three hour windy bus ride we arrived at a small town called Comunanza. This towns population is 3000. We soon learned that we had upgraded as far as hotels but still had midget beds. All of the players rooms consisted of a living room with chairs and a couch and then two bedrooms with twin beds. We toured the town a little, ate lunch, watched Becca trip over flower plants (she had an awesome day) and then took off for our second match. We had the best fans yet at this match due to an extravagant wine tasting. The gym was freezing and we had to walk outside to get to our locker room. After our disappointing loss we headed back to our hotel and had an amazing three course dinner. This ended our night. Sorry we have no pictures we were limited on time and we will post some in Rome! Ciao ciao! Arriberdechi!