Ciao from Romaaaa!

Hi friends!

Sorry it has taken me so long to post; this summer has been crazy! I spent 3 weeks in Pantelleria (a small Sicilian island) working on an archaeological dig for my BISP. It was much more physically taxing than I anticipated, but I wasn’t mad about it. We spent the first week clearing the site, so that involved cutting down huge trees with machetes/axes/etc. and carrying them from site, etc. Everyone thought it was shocking that a small girl could do such things…then I told them I play rugby. While there I was able to work out pretty frequently. My friend and I went for long runs and the view was beautiful! We also did a lot of cross fits. My personal fav involved the use of our driveway (75m long and the steepest of hills):

x4

75m sprint up the hill

30 Air Squats

25 Crunches

10 Push-Ups

20 Burpees

15 Star Jumps

Then lunge (alternating legs) down the hill 

A good running spot in Pantelleria.

After my stay in Pantelleria I traveled all around Sicily for 3 more weeks to do more BISP research. I was still able to run, do cross-fits, etc., but I did a lot more hiking up to and scurrying around ancient ruins. Twas more exhausting than one would imagine, especially under the blazing Mediterranean sun. Totally worth it though because I've seen SO much incredible art, architecture, archaeological sites, etc. Here are two of my favs:

Temple of Concordia at Agrigento

Greek Theater at Taormina.

Yesterday I flew to Rome and soon discovered there was a strike, so the Metro and buses weren’t running. I decided it wouldn’t be TOO awful to walk 2 miles to the hotel my Classics friend from Brown was staying at, but with my 50lb suitcase and the heat it was not ideal, haha. I counted that as my workout for the day.

This is what I did today since there was a second day of strike and I was stuck at home:

99 Jumping Jacks

99 Crunches

99 Sec Wall Sit

99 Leg Lifts

9 Push-ups

88 Jumping Jacks

88 Crunches

88 Second Wall Sit

88 Leg Lifts

8 Push-Ups

Then you repeat each cycle of JJ, Crunches, Wall sits, Leg Lifts, and Push-Ups for 77, 66, 55, 44, 33, and 22 as well but that is too tedious to type.

Then I ran for a bit, and when I came home I discovered 20lb DBs:

4x8 Shoulder Press

4x12 Curl

4x15 Triceps

Then had a nice, LONG, and much needed stretch.

Kay, well, I miss you all tons!!

-Lucy