Just had the best lunch of my life at a little sandwich shop called Natalino--prosciutto, mozzarella, fresh basil, tomatoes, and pesto on salted artisan bread. I think I'm in love.
Katie and I got lost on our way to the study center today, but I asked for directions from several sweet Italians and figured it out. I'm pretty proud of myself for that. Plus I got to see more of the city which was awesome.
We had a brief orientation this morning and we have more in about an hour. There are about 6 people from other schools, in Pennsylvania and NY. The guys are Frat-tastic (Direct quote, "Dude...we really need to pregame more before we go out so we don't waste money," "Yeah, bro. But I thought we pregamed pretty hard last night. We finished like three handles,"). Pretty glad they're not in my apartment. They don't speak any Italian either.
Right now I'm signed up for three classes to complete my minor in Italian Studies, but I spoke to the director and she says three is pushing it as far as the work load is concerned. Because I'm planning on teaching English, a minor in Italian Language (which doesn't require nine credits in Florence) would probably be fine, rather than Italian Studies. I'll decide next week if I'll drop Italian Literature or Culture and Cuisine, but I'm absolutely keeping Art History.
I need to get an extra connector for my laptop charger (it has three prongs and my adapter only accepts two) and then I'll upload pictures. I'm at the study center right now. Also--the study center has the cutest library in the world and it smells like old books and I could sit there all day (this is a shout out to you, Michael Shea, because only you understand how un-lame it is to smell old books). Anyway, pictures coming soon and I miss you all!
Baci,
Athena
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