Something really cool happened at school yesterday! Our class had a SKYPE chat with our classmate Luca, who is on a family vacation in Italy right now. He popped up on our computer screen yesterday afternoon at 1:30. It was 8:30 pm in Italy, and Luca had just finished eating dinner. We learned that he is in Genoa, Italy, which is the city that Christopher Columbus came from. Luca's mom showed us the view from the window, and we saw a huge hill or mountain with lights in it from the homes that are there. Luca has family there that lives on the port- they are near the Mediterranean Sea! When our chat with Luca ended, we quickly pulled down our classroom map to locate exactly Luca was. Luca told us that his family saw the Leaning Tower of Pisa on his trip, and also the Colosseum in Rome. We looked up the Leaning Tower of Pisa and learned a few new facts about it- did you know that the reason it is leaning is that it was built on a soft foundation? We learned a number of things through this experience! Another fact: Luca can speak Italian! How awesome it is to have a world traveler in our class that can share his experience with us while he is away!
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