A casa mia

Even in Italy, I think one needs down time. Today was exhausting. We stayed out late last night and then had to be at orientation at 10:45. One of my roommates had an extra laptop connector for a 3-prong US cord so I'm back online at the house now. After orientation I met up with Sarah Papadelias in Piazza del Duomo for a few minutes, and then some of the girl in my program and I searched the city for an H&M for what felt like forever (we found one by Ponte Vecchio--totally worth it because I found a dress for 9,99). Today was my roommate Katie's birthday so we went out to eat at one of the nicer place that accepts our meal vouchers. Afterward we went to a few pubs and then my roommates walked me home early and went back out. The Florentine night life isn't going anywhere, and I really needed some me time. I kind of can't handle the amount of girl on this program, so I'm crawling into bed and watching a movie on iTunes. That's what's nice about calling Florence my home for the next six weeks. When I want to be at home I actually can be.

Con affetto,

Athena