Rovereto -- we are the world.

Here is my entry from my journal dated July 17, 1986:
" Off to the hotel near Rovereto. There were not enough seats on the bus so I sat on Alain's lap and Peter (Austria) sat with us. Peter made some remark to Alain in German which made him laugh and made me wonder. It was a long ride. At the hotel, Beth and Cheryl (both from the USA) are in the same room with me. I have the bed furthest from the door. It was a very nice room with a TV. We went to the Depero Museum after lunch and swimming. The hotel has a pool on the roof above the dining area. Depero was a futurist painter. I liked the second floor's works better than the first floor. We met in the Municipal building. We went then to the Maria Dolens bell. They announced that Nikki (England) and Alain (France) won the awards for best essay. They won silver charms. It was very sentimental. We then all joined hands and made a huge ring around the Maria Dolens Bell and sang the song "We are the world". It was very touching, lots of emotions. Alain was very choked up by it all and so one of the Lions drove him and me back to the hotel in his Renault. Later we all went to a sport complex that had a water slide and olymipic sized pool. They had music and we danced and swam. We played pinball and fussball (table fussball). "


Here are the lyrics to the song "we are the world"
There comes a time
When we head a certain call
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying
And it's time to lend a hand to life
The greatest gift of all
We can't go on
Pretneding day by day
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
We are all a part of God's great big family
And the truth, you know love is all we need

[Chorus] We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me

Send them your heart
So they'll know that someone cares
And their lives will be stronger and free
As God has shown us by turning stone to bread
So we all must lend a helping hand

[Chorus] We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me

When you're down and out
There seems no hope at all
But if you just believe
There's no way we can fall
Well, well, well, well, let us realize
That a change will only come
When we stand together as one

[Chorus] We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me." -lyrics by Michael Jackson

I was going crazy trying to find out the name of the hotel. I could not find it on the Internet. I had taken a picture from my hotel window and I could see the street signs. it was on the corner of via g. Marconi and via della terra nera. Anyway, I was able to find out that it was not in rovereto but in the next town called Mori. I wrote to the tourist board of Rovereto and they were so helpful. they told me that the hotels was called Albergo Italia and 10 years ago it was renovated and is no longer a hotel, but instead, it is apartments (flats). Ah, the internet. I love it.

I have a link to info about the bell on the list of links to the right. Anyone have any stories about this experience? I did not swim that night; it was too cold for me. But I did dance. It was a very memorable evening. I think there was lots of sex going on that evening, unfortunately not in my room..ever. Beth was ill and very awake in the bed next to me. I think, in general, there were a lot of people forming relationships at camp but I did not gossip about that so I am not certain. Anyone want to confirm it? It was all part of the romance and lure of the camp. The next year, they were much stricter about things and the girls and boys were kept very separated especially at night. Some couples were together for the whole camp. Others got together for a night and then parted. More about this topic later.....