see in our trip I don't even think the teachers tried to put any restrictions on us in Rome, no one was punished when we got back home, that's for sure and that course's enrolment skyrocketed because of the annual trip to Rome.......
in Sorrento, we were terrified so the teachers didn't have to say anything, we stayed in of our own accord.....
didn't mean to sound flip but boy you look back and I was a a relatively good two shoes kid, compared to my siblings, [I'd be the one saying shouldn't we be getting back now, won't we get into trouble?]
my parents are just now getting some of the stories, esp involving my brothers and you know, utterly amazing no one got really hurt or in big trouble, sure could have so easily
Glad to hear it. My experience (think I have a good few decades on you there) has been that even the most experienced male traveler, when traveling alone, had better know the language. For the life of me, why I can see young Americans with headphones on walking around major cities in foreign countries is quite simply beyond me. Nothing is more essential than knowing what noises are around you--especially if you don't know the language, and moreso if you do.
Stay above the second floor, don't sit in an aisle seat, etc. Relying on the good graces of the foreign nationals drops exponentially with sunset. Good to know.
Yeah, you were safe. And, you were in Europe.
These blue water places in the Caribbean are pretty, yes, but they are famous for their offshore banks, after all, and now this. Sure, it's nothing compared to a single day in any city in the US. It's just sad. And, yes, they need to solve this, or say they have, toute suite.