Hospice continued Day 2

This morning after breakfast and class we attended a special mass for the accention of Christ. It is a holiday that is celebrated all over Europe to commemorate the accending of Christ into Heaven. Mass is very interesting to me and it was fun to be a part of it. My favorite part was when one of the girls in our group Amory sang two hymns the first was Abide With Me and the second was How Great Thou Art (and this girl was on American Idol and she is amazing) it brought me to tears almost and it was such a testimony to me of the truthfulness of the church and how powerful a hymn is. Next we took a walk to the Italy side of the Alps is was nice to get out of the Hospice and play around and hike and take pictures. A large group of the guys all jumped into the snow with out their shirts on it was hilarious:) After our hike we came back to the Hospice and did a service project for the Friar we cleaned the entire chapel. It was so neat to serve them, especially after all they had given to us. Then tea time again at 4, then off to meditate and do assignments. I am really enjoying all the classes and assignments so far. After dinner they gave us a tour of the cellar and of the museum they have there. Right as Kaitlyn and I were walking out of our tour we ran into the rest of our group headed to the bar so we joined them. One of the girls who is working at the Hospice came with us her name is Margarite. She is very nice and can translate so that was nice. We got the best coconut and lemon Ice Cream that came in real coconuts and lemons and Lori and I got a Coke also. Some members of our group drank some alcohol that was called the cup of friendship. It was an interesting night ha. It is fun to hang out with locals and try to soak everything in.