May 2011
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First Day of School
First day of classes today - it was A LOT of info to cram into 2.5 hours but the most amazing part was taking the last 10 minutes to walk down the street and see a fresco we by Ghireldi we were just talking about! The Strezzi Chapel had been on the same street as our apartment the whole time and we had NO IDEA! That’s the most amazing thing about Florence…you can talk about a work in...
Duomo & Disco
Hey readers! Sorry I’ve been bad I just went to my first discoteque last night and I didn’t get in til 4am so I didn’t have time to post…
Anyway, yesterday our program provided a practical walking tour of Florence, so we went around with one of our teachers and saw a little bit of everything. She apologized at the beginning for her accent, and told us that she is...
Pizza, Piazza Pitti, and a rude Ronnie
The night life here is amazing! I think it’s because of the heat, but nothing starts until like 10 PM. Or should I say everything starts around 8am, and continues til about 4am. There’s this crazy cool piazza that I can see from my window and it’s ALWAYS hopping at night. It’s one of my goals to go there and see what the heck is going on all the time.
Tonight was so...
Today's one of those days when I just am in LOVE...
Magnifico magnifico magnifico. I don’t know why everyone says to stay away from the Italian men, every single one I’ve met has been so amazingly fabulous and so excited that I am here studying and want to learn about their culture. Granted they were all over the age of 30 and pretty sure their hormones have calmed down a bit…
But seriously Italy is absolutely BREATHTAKING and...
“It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in...”
– Andre Gide
Packing ... ugh.
It’s 1 am, I’m sitting here at my computer for the last time in America - can’t believe it. My head is spinning, my legs & back are absolutely aching, and I feel like I’m already experiencing culture shock.
Everyone made their last minute goodbye visits today, and I know it won’t hit me til I’m on that plane…
Mixed feelings at this point. ...