More Florence

I actually have more than 5 mintues to sit down and post. Unfortunately, I keep forgetting about everything I want to blog about. We've already seen so much, it's been a bit of a whirlwind so far. It's non-stop going. But really, who wants to come to Italy and sleep??! Rome seriously was a blur. See Amy's blog for details of our last night. And my deoderant fiasco. And I believe she has posted some pics too.

Florence is much more laid back, nobody is in a hurry here. Guess that is common in Italian culture. This city has been really good so far, the history here is amazing. It really pays to go with a class where you can learn the background of the Reniassance, then go out and see it all. Makes it much more meaningful. I wonder why Americans call it Florence when the real name is Firenze. I would never call an Italian person by another (Americanized) name--so why do we do it with cities/countries?

The food here has been awesome. I'm living on various risottos and mozerella tomato paninis. Yum. Wine is cheap (mostly) and it flows freely. I also picked up a Duff beer last night '-- for real, they sell Duff beer here. Otherwise, I've had very little beer. (I KNOW!) Very few options for soda, only: coke, coke light, sprite and orange fanta. I miss my dew. We walked thru a huge market yesterday where various vendors set up sho

I've learned a little Italian, but I really wish I knew more. Most people here know English, but I would like to communicate more/better with the people I am coming in contact with.

Like I said, the group I am with is really cool. We've had so much fun together. We end up doing alot, even outside of class, as a group. Last night we hung out on the balcony, drank wine and chatted it up. Good times.

Off to the Uffizi Gallery to see DaVinci!