La Vita Italiana e la La Dolce Vita!

Ok guys yes I've been here for over a week and I have yet to post on my blog ... But here I am! Better late than never right? Right Ari?! Don't act like you don't know that's my life motto.

In other news, I'm living in freakin' Italy! How cool is that? Sometimes I forget I'm in Florence, but as soon as I see those red tiled roofs out my bedroom window, I instantly remember what a lucky girl I am!  I wake up every day to church bells from Santa Croce, I walk past the Duomo on my way to school, and probably more often than I should, I cross the Ponte Vecchio to get gelato!

Now something you should know about me is that I have absolutely no sense of direction, which means I spend a good chunk of my time here completely lost.  The difference between here and the States, however, is that I curse a whole lot less when I'm lost in Florence - to be perfectly honest, I actually enjoy being lost now! So far I've discovered Florence's oldest bakery, the carousel, the replica of David, Piazza della Signoria, and the Boboli Gardens all while wandering lost around the city. (never alone, don't call Terri in a panic or anything!)

I live in an adorable apartment right near the historical city center, with five other girls all studying at FUA. I could not have had better luck with my roommates, I swear all we do is laugh in this place! (It may be because we all drink the Florentine tap water, but hey what can you do)

I'm taking four classes through FUA, italian language, italian cooking, renaissance architecture in florence, and intercultural communication. All my classes are held in centuries-old palaces that the school has bought and turned into classrooms, offices, media labs, and a library!  Can Westfield please do this? (Peace CP? Dobelle? Mary from the DC? Does anyone support me on this?) I know how many palaces there are in Western Massachusetts so hopefully they've figured something out by the time I return to school in January.

Florence and I are currently in the honeymoon stage of our relationship, so I really have nothing bad to report! I'm in love, I'm in love, and I don't care who knows it! The city is amazing, the language is amazing, the food is to die for, the italian women are so fashionable, ugh it's just perfection. Check back in a few days though I'm sure I'll have something to complain about by then! Hahaha

Ciao, bella! (bello for all you handsome men reading this!)

Baci,
Steen