2 flights, 2 trains, a cab, pouring rain & 72 euros later we finally made it to our apartment in Florence, Italy. The first thing my roommate Nicole said when we walked in was "Oh my gosh it is so cute!" Which was very true. Our 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom apartment was set up to perfection. Of course within the first 30 mins of living in our apartment we blew out the electricity by plugging in the blow dryer without even turning it on.
Today was a MUCH better day. The sun was shining and everyone was smiling. We got a tour of Florence and had our first wine tasting (the wine we tasted was very bitter and strong, no bene). We went to a restaurant with everyone from our program, which we didn't realize it was going to be a 5 course meal. We were first given a plate of 2 different pastas and were so full, we then realized in Italy they usually serve meat after the pasta. We were then given plate of Brisket and potatoes, then gelato, then coffee. We were also able to have as much free wine as we wanted, which we definitely took advantage of...6 bottles later.. The waiter was trying to speak to us in English, while we were trying to speak to him in Italian. It did not work out very well but, today was still a good day!
Tomorrow is our first day of classes, lets hope I can read the map and find them in time.
