In Florence- I am learning so much. This morning I woke up to Choony calling my name to wake me for breakfast. I threw on some clothes and headed down to see what this free meal was all about. It reminded me of something from a movie or university because I can't remember the last time I stayed in a dorm and received a free meal. Once we walked to the front, the man asked what number breakfast we wanted to order and Choony was set on number eight, scrambled eggs...

When the train arrived in Florence, this time I was going to be on my toes. I realized that a taxi is extremely expensive and you can get most places by bus or metro. I hadn't done my homework on how to get to my hostel. I was going to just by a bus ticket and look at the map and piece it together somehow. I stood in line for the bus ticket and practiced my Italian on the iPod. By clicking the buttons and selecting what I wanted to say and it reads it out loud a...