Salutātiōnēs apud Latinam Academiam

The first day of Academy was filled with fun things and new friends!

After we took our COVID tests, we moved into our dorm rooms. We soon had to say goodbye to our families (for three whole weeks!) and jumped right in to Academy activities! The provinces all competed in a game for points in the *Province Cup* and went on a brief tour of all the buildings we will use at R-MC. 

We tried hard to learn everyone's name at Academy through the name game in small groups. We heard that Sol bought shoes in the Roman Forum, Jordan bought Jacks, and Kirti bought Kupcakes. In the end, Karsten was brave enough to name every single student in the Academy - and earned some major points for his province, Italia!

Following dinner in the dining hall, we learned about ancient rhetoric and Roman elected officials. We are preparing for our own Roman-style elections which will happen on Tuesday by writing speeches, creating graffiti in Latin, and strategizing our campaigns. Hopefully our dorm will be filled with election graffiti by tomorrow!

More fun things to come tomorrow - we're excited to see what the next three weeks hold!

-- Magister Jefferson