A bus, a plane, another long bus ride and our final bit of traveling finally came to a close. I had fallen asleep on the last leg of the traveling, and was awoken as we pulled up to school and met our pensione owners. If you can only imagine being woke up and in the next 3 minutes finding yourself dragging luggage (again, I realize this whole luggage thing was completely self-imposed, but still, it sucked) and suddenly ending up in the place that will be home. It was the most disorienting experience, and did I mention it was 12:30 am?!? Ahhhhh! Well I settled in but was up bright and early for my first day of school.
My Italian teacher very well may be the very cutest woman in the history of ever. She said, "Some days when you're tired, we wont do much. When you not tired, we do more. That's why I don't have a schedule." Man, I love Italy : ) I am working so hard to learn Italian, but I have to admit I know a total of 5 phrases. They all have to do with food or cute babies. Awesome.
A low key weekend in Florence was just what I needed after all that traveling and opening tour. We walked miles and miles all through Florence. One night, after Gusta Pizza, we were walking to gelatto when lightening lit up the sky and there was a HUGE downpour! We all crammed under a doorway and waited for it to pass before we made a break for home. Experiencing a lightening storm in Italy is one of those things that you have to experience before you die. Absolutely amazing.
Later that weekend, when we were out on another walk, we came across a crowd of people that were crowded (lol) around a curve in the rode. Suddenly a bunch of police cars raced by, followed by support vehicles for bike riders. The crowd kept cheering and then all the riders rode speeding by! It was crazy and amazing and the whole crowd was going nuts! More cheering was followed by more riders. The last rider rode by (poor guy) and the crowd dispersed. Isaac, I thought of you!
The pensione I am living in, Gallo D'Oro, is about 5 minutes away from the Duomo. The owners are the sweetest people and the food is good, probably a little too good : ) We are also situated by Caffe Cavour, which is run by 3 generations of Florence natives. The coffee is delicious and cheap and happens to be right on the path to school. Imagine that, lol
Till next time, CIAO!
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