Now that the weather has finally (HOPEFULLY) decided to cooperate and participate in the season; we have been able to do more outdoor exploring. The past few weeks have been a mixture of venturing into the pouring rain in the City Center for a dinner or drink and hiding in the confines of our apartment safely out of the harm of the treacherous weather outside. Saturday: My friend Georgette found a special AEGEE trip (for students abroad) which we were welcome...

I have had a busy month! I am thankful for that since I have began to feel kind of idle here recently. After weighing all of the options Lorenzo's parents decided that it was safest and best if I go home and get a student visa so that I can stay here legally for the next six months and travel around Europe without having to look over my shoulder every time I crossed a border or came within 10 feet of a police officer. They did a lot of research and took a lot of...

Yesterday Lorenzo took me on a special trip into the hills of Florence. We went to a little village called Chiuesa Nuova where he used to have band rehearsals and singing lessons back in the day. The purpose of our trip was we Schiacciata. Schiacciata is a big sandwich with Focaccia type bread (although it is not the same things and this is where the name comes from--schiacciata means something along the lines of "flattened"). We had ours with Pecorino...

I did it! Well, almost. I took a stroll through the Bobobli Gardens this weekend. It was amazing! Lorenzo and I went to the front of Palazzo Pitti, which is enormous and also the main entrance to the gardens. There is a photo of me standing in front of it so that you can get the idea of how huge this place it. We wondered around in the sun for a while trying to see all of the different sites that are listed on the tourist signs, but that place is a maze and I ...

Since arriving in Florence on 28th of December, quite a lot has happened. I will hopefully be staying here in Florence for a while and traveling to other countries in the meantime. I had a full-packed month of learning during my TEFL course over the past four weeks. Now, here I am sent out into the "real world" and I don't know what I am supposed to do now! I have spent the past week being entirely unproductive and non-proactive about getting a job an...