After spending another week in Florence, I have come to the conclusion that I love it here. Just walking to class everyone morning brings a smile to my face. The 20 minutes walk to the Villa Rossa(where all my classes are) is filled with several beautiful sites. Which makes walking up early for classes a slight bit easier.
I have not slept much in the past week. I have class everyday at 9am and stay up late at night. This weekend didn't help me catch up on my sleep either. I had two field trips this week. I went to Assisi on Friday and Ravena on Saturday. The bus left the school at 7:30am! And being the smart person I am, I stayed up late on Thursday night and went on Friday night. Do not get me wrong, I am not complaining about the lack of sleep. The field trips were absolutely worth it. Assisi was a gorgeous city on a hill with amazing views. While we where there, we took a tour of the Basilica di Saint Francis, which was filled with amazing art work. Ravena is famous for its moasics, so we saw a lot of art work there.
After Ravena, I went home and got ready to go out for a friends birthday. We went to a club and had a good time. However, the Italian boys are aggressive on the dance floor. We had to shoot "No, Basta! Vai Via" Several times. Which means "No, enough! Go away." But all in all we had a good time. I enjoy having a chance to bust a move on the dance floor.
Tomorrow I start the second week of classes. My classes seem good so far and not too difficult. But then again it is hard to tell from the first week. I have a good amount of reading to do, but I still have time to enjoy my time in Florence. And I find the reading interesting as well. Reading about Withcraft in Europe and Italian Art is not too bad at all.
As my second full week in Italy is coming to a close, I begin to think about all I learned. I have already learned a lot about churches, art and Italian history just from my field trips and class introductions. However, the most important thing I learned about Florence from this week is:
That I never want to go home!
Ciao for now!
Amy
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