Easter in Florence is an Extravaganza! I went to a 10am Catholic Church service in the Duomo with my roomies, Josh, and his buddy Mike. After church (which was in ITALIAN! So I only understood some of it), we went outside the church and watched the parade and cart event! In Florence since forever, every Easter they have a parade with a HUGE cart (12 feet tall?) that is drawn by two white ox. The ox are lead away when the cart reaches the Duomo. The cart is HEAV...

I'm feeling under the weather this week. The random rainstorms brought a cold to give to me, which is a bummer. Yesterday I went to the pharmacy to buy cough drops to suck on - hopefully it will help a bit while I'm in class - I'm also making sure to take remedies that Papi sent with me (I did bring almost an entire pharmacy with me when I arrived!). Yesterday I went on a really fun run with my friend Josh. We ran along the river, up to Piazza Michelangelo an...

I'm now back in Florence and school has resumed. I received my Flamenco midterm back as well as my Italian and Renaissance Civilization and Culture class midterms. To my surprise, I did well on all three. I though for sure I didn't do too well on the Flamenco one, but I remembered more than I thought! Today I will have yoga club again (which I'm really enjoying). The class is so relaxing. Some days are more workout style and others focus more on relaxation te...

Last weekend I went to the Bargello Museum and saw Donatello's David as well as several statues by Michelangelo, which I really enjoyed. Ese settimana, ho cinque esami. Ieri, ho due, oggi ho due, domani ho un esame. Mi piaccono gli esame di Mafia, Renaissacnce Civilization and culture, e Italiano. Non mi piace lo esame di flamenco perche lo e dificile. (Translation: This week, I have five exams. Yesterday, I have two (I haven't learned past tense yet, so I...

Ciao! Parlo un po Italiano!!! Oggi fa freddo. In la casa, ho freddo. Mi piace correre. Sempre cucino la cena, di solito a 19:00. Stasera, faccio il compiti, cucino il cibo e manjo. Mi piace Firenze!!!! Translation: Hi! I speak a little Italian! Today, it's cold. In the house, I'm still cold. I love to run. I always cook dinner, usually around 7pm. Tonight, I do my homework, cook food and eat! I love Florence!!! I'm still working on learning common phras...