After arriving to Hotel Columbo, we were quickly provided with various activity and field trip options. They included a night at the opera, a trip to Pisa, Lucca, Pietrasanta, the Apuane Alps, and much more. Our first stop was the opera, Madame Butterfly by Puccini. The entire program was filled with excitement. We were actually going to a famous Italian opera in Italy. The sun was setting over a beautiful lake when we arrived on the historical Puccini site where Madame Butterfly would be performed. Less than 30 minutes into the opera, I looked around, filled with what went from excitement to extreme boredom, to see half of my program sleeping or playing brick breaker on their phones. I look back at it now knowing it was one of the best experiences of my life, however, at the time it is fair to say that we were all miserable. When experiencing a situation such as this, it is important to look at the big picture and be optimistic. Many people would love to be able to say they attended Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" in Tuscany, Italy.
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