Category Archives: Italy

[Note: I wrote this Thursday night, and didn’t have a chance to post it until just now. And yes, I was on a bus at the time.] So, yesterday was pretty awesome. Dan and Josh were in Florence for a … Continue reading →

Okay, so I realized today I never wrote a blog about Rome, which is weird because it was probably the best weekend yet this summer. I saw so much – the place where Caesar died, the forum, the Colosseum, the … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I finally got the chance to go to Assisi! I had meant to go before when we had a day off from class, but the night before I went to see the Beatles cover band… long story short, I … Continue reading →

I just haven’t updated in a week. Only a couple exciting things happened over the week, and then I didn’t have my computer all weekend, and then the internet wasn’t working, and… the point is, I’m updating now! With exciting … Continue reading →

Well, technically I didn’t visit five towns… but there’s a little area known as Cinque Terre… I’m not sure exactly how it translates but it’s something like Five Lands. It’s basically five (or so) little towns by the sea, but … Continue reading →

…That today’s gonna be a good day! Which it already is. Except this morning, which was crappy, because I had to wake up at 7:30 to hike across town and show a guy my passport and come home, just so … Continue reading →

Florence is crowded, busy, and exciting. Siena is quiet and peaceful. Both are beautiful, and both are wonderful, in completely different ways. I feel like Florence is a better city to come to as a tourist, because there’s way more … Continue reading →

There is far too much American music here for my taste. I didn’t pay thousands of dollars ask my parents to pay thousands of dollars for me to fly across the ocean and here “Country Roads” being played in the … Continue reading →

Today was fun, if pretty laid-back. I took an Italian placement test this morning… that was fun. (Not.) Those of us who took it (aka, who have taken Italian before) will be split into lower and upper intermediate classes (don’t … Continue reading →

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaydon’t get used to it. But have some nice pictures and videos!