Sesstriere

January 18-20

January 20
As I write this post, the students are either working on their final paper, downhill skiing, enjoying the sun, or recovering from an active day yesterday.

January 19
Yesterday, we took a bus to the next village and then walked up to the bobsled/luge run. Unfortunately, we could not see a lot of the run, as the shades were pulled to protect the run. There are bobsled championships here from Jan. 29-31 and then luge championships from Feb. 2-4. They were already working on the track to prepare it for the competitions. They hand shovel the track every morning and afternoon. We did get to see the starting areas from both the bobsled and luge. The structure was impressive and the hike up to the top was steep and winding.

After, having lunch we took off for cross-country skiing. The students enjoyed the afternoon sun and the beautiful mountain vistas. It was a somewhat hard course for students who had little or no experience in cross-country. With that said we all skied for at 45 minutes. Last night was spent resting sore muscles.

January 18
On Tuesday, some of the students went downhill skiing and others walked around town to enjoy the village and the mountain views.

Tomorrow, we head for Lausanne, Switzerland for our final few days. The time has flown by and we are all starting to talk about what it is we want to do first when we arrive home.

Happy 20th Birthday, Joe Doctor.

Sherri and Barb