SATURDAY Leigh and I had to catch our bus that was leaving at 5:45am to Lake Como. We traveled to the west side of the lake and took a ferry to the Bellagio, a little town on the peninsula that looked out at the intersection of all three lakes. It was incredibly beautiful, unfortunately, it…
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SUNDAY Katy and I started our day catching a train to Monterosso, bright and early, at 7:45 am. We had planned to hike from Monterosso to Vernazza, and then from Vernazza to Corniglia. Monterosso We went to Il Massimo della Focaccia to get some focaccia bread. Unfortunately, they were out of pesto focaccia, so I…
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Earlier this week, my grandparents, uncle and aunt, and two cousins came to Florence for ten days. I met up with them throughout the entire week (mostly for dinners, as I was busy during the day). It was so good to see familiar faces and to catch up with them. Tuesday was the last day…
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SATURDAY I took the 1.5 hour train from Florence to Siena mid-morning. The train station is located outside the city center, but there are escalators that bring you to the top of the hill. Once you get off the escalators, it is about a 15 minute walk to the main attractions. I bought my OPA…
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THURSDAY Last weekend, I didn’t do anything. Two of my roommates and I stayed in town so we could just relax. On Friday it rained, which sucked. Today for one of my art history classes, we took a field trip to San Lorenzo, the Medici chapel to look at a couple of sculptures we had…
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TUESDAY Valentine’s Day! We went to Gustapizza because they make heart-shaped pizzas, and we’ve heard really good things about it. When we went, it was incredibly packed, but it lived up to its hype. It was only 5 euros, and it was delicious. THURSDAY A couple of my roommates and I signed up for a…
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CLASSES Classes started this week and the class sizes are really small (especially the graphic design courses). My Elementary Italian class has 9 people including me. Web animation has 3 people (incl. me) Avant-garde and modernist art 12 people (incl. me). Hidden Meaning in Renaissance Art, 7 people (incl. me) and Graphic Design for Advertising,…
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ORIENTATION DAY ONE + TWO + THREE We had one orientation session each day. Each one only lasted about an hour or so. We got our finalized schedule, met our advisor, and learned about extracurricular activities. I also went on an optional campus tour, to find out where the rest of the school buildings were…
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THE NIGHT BEFORE Travel can be a stressful time. I thought it was all pretty stress-free until the night before. First, Delta had a system outage. Flights were being canceled and the website and mobile app weren’t working. Luckily, I had checked in and printed out my ticket a couple of hours prior to the…
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