Il mio primo giorno a Firenze

Ciao!

It's 9:30 here and I'm functioning on 4 hours of sleep. I have wireless in my apartment which is a surprise, I wasn't planning on it. Florence is AMAZING. I was smiling from the moment I stepped off the plane. The first thing I noticed is that the air here smells so much better. It's fresher and clearer, which probably has something to do with the fact that it's not America, but also the altitude. On my flight in from Switzerland I saw the alps out my window. It was amazing. I can't believe I'm in this continent. I can't believe I've finally made it.

My roommate Katie and I (we have 2 more girls showing up this week) pretty much have the cutest apartment on the planet. Pictures will be uploaded soon to facebook and posted here. We have a balcony and the cutest kitchen I've seen in my life. House Hunters International has nothing on us. We got gelato this afternoon in Piazzale Michelangelo and then we took a stroll to find the study center. We ran into Sue, the director of the program and she showed us a cute little bar where we got dinner later that night. It was kind of awkward because I attempted to order in Italian and got flustered, so the waiter hated us for being American probably. But tomorrow is another day and I feel a lot more ready to jump into the culture and the language.

Bedtime for now! I'm exhausted and I have orientation tomorrow.

Buona notte,

Athena