Today my roomies and I went to Santo Spirito. It is a GORGEOUS chapel (though it doesn't look fancy from the outside) that was one of the last works of Brunelleschi, and many say one of his greatest works. The inside of the church is breathtaking. There's a copy of Michelangelo's Pieta inside as well as original paintings from the Renaissance that depict bibilcal scenes. The church is quite massive inside. It complements the Duomo - the outside of the Duomo i...

I started my classes this week! Yesterday was Flamenco. I have a pair of flamenco shoes now - they look like black pumps with nails in the toe and heel to make a click sound when I stomp my foot! I spent the better part of today running around town in search of a flamenco dance skirt; I came home emptyhanded, but saw most of florence in the process. My Renaissance Civilization and culture class is amazing. The professor, Marchello (NOT pronoucned marshmellow...

I moved into an 8 girl apartment on Wednesday. It is GORGEOUS - like a palace! I am positive I will never be able to afford to live anywhere as beautiful as this again in my life! ha. so I'd better enjoy it! I can walk anywhere in Florence and get there in 20 minutes. It's beautiful here. The other day I walked to a piazza and looked at Michelangelo's david while eating gelato with my roommates (the replica of course, as the real one is in a museum). My apart...

We went to Siena and then Perugia for a weekend in April. We took a bus to Siena first thing Saturday morning. After a guided tour of the city, my roommates and I went exploring throughout the town. We saw the main piazza famous for the Siena horse races (also the piazza James Bond climes out of in the most recent 007 film)! For lunch, we found a yummy pizzeria. After, I found a cafe that sold the famous almond and powdered sugar cookies Siena is known...