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 class and literally walk ten steps and there it is!  First visit to the Uffizi Museum is on Wednesday & I’m so excited.  This art history class seems like it’s going to be intense but sooo worth it!  Our teacher Katarina is fabulous and so funny and really passionate about what she does.  We even get to make our own fresco! 

After class we went shopping at an H&M (I know, so Italian) to get some essentials and then stopped at GROM, a gelato place where they use all natural ingredients and absolutely nothing artificial.  I got Limone e Cocco (lemon and coconut) and it was to die for!  Then we stopped at a market down the street and bought cherries, figs, and strawberries yum :)  They were so fresh!

For now it’s siesta time…then homework maybe.

Ciao for now,

Flo