Yesterday was loooooonnnnnggggg. We got up and met Daniela at 8:30 to go to the police station to get legal permission to stay in the country. Then I decided to go grocery shopping to try to save some money on food. Let's discuss how unrealistically hard it is to find supermarkets in Florence. I wandered for almost an hour without success, continually asking for directions, always being pointed in the opposite direction. I almost gave up. I was on the verge of tears. But then success!! I ended up finding a supermarket that was a lot closer to our apartment than the one I remembered seeing, so in the end, the adventure paid off.
Then I went home, made some noodles for lunch, and slept. I actually spent most of the day in bed. Stupid jetlag. We went to orientation for our school, Lorenzo di Medici, in the early afternoon. Important things learned this that session::
1. Our Italian classes will be taught all in Italian. It is a school rule that there is no English spoken by Italian professors during class. Effffffff.
2. There is a flim club. Where they watch Italian movies w/ English subtitles every week. I think my movie itch can be satisfied. *insert happy dance here*
After orientation, another nap. An epic nap. I refuse to be jetlagged when school starts. REFUSE. We went out to dinner at a little touristy pizzeria by the Uffizi and then walked across the Ponte Vecchio.
Today we met Scary Harry, the faculty member who started this whole program for a trip up to Feisole. We went to the Roman ruins for a while and then walked up this high, steep hill to look down on the city. The hike was awful, but the view was worth it. 
Lunch in the square, then we went our seperate ways before dinner tonight. I managed to forget to pack sandals, so I went and bought some. They may be a little Pocahontas, but who says that's a bad thing?
1 comment:
loving it. more pictures please!
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