Today was a lot of fun! My roommate and I decided to go on a wine tasting/horseback riding tour of Chianti. Chianti is the region of Tuscany that is close to Florence where all of the wineries are. We were shuttled from the tour company's office that was close to my apartment, to a villa that was in the Tuscan countryside. An Italian woman helped us get on our horses and briefly taught was how to ride the horse. After the quick lesson, we rode the horses throug...

On Friday I had no class, so I decided to stay in Florence and see some of the sites there. I woke up and went to the Uffizi Meusem. The line was really long to get in, but luckily I had my card that was given to me by my study abroad program that lets me get in free and skip all of the lines. The meuseum itself was very pretty, with frescos on the celings and walls. I went into all the exhibits and looked at the paintings. I was able to find the paintings Auntie...

Wednesday was a simple day. I woke up and did my sketching homework and then went to class as usual. After class I picked up some pasta and sauce and cooked it for myself for dinner. I made way too much! After dinner I went to the gym and came home to get some rest. Today was a lot busier than yesterday. I woke up early to meet my fashion class at the Ponte Vecchio, then we walked over to Pitti Palace, where the Medicis once lived. My teacher brought us to the C...

Today was such a relaxing day. I caught up on sleep and woke up and went to class. For class today we met at the carousel in the Piazza Repubblica and walked to a bookstore some streets away. This was just not any bookstore, it was specifically for fashion and design. This place is where all designers, such as Roberto Cavalli, go for inspiration for their new fashion collections. My teacher showed us important books used in the industry that cost hundreds of doll...

I have been so busy this weekend that I haven't gotten a chance to blog! On Saturday and Sunday I was in Venice. I went with a group of people from two different programs by CEA. I took the train on Saturday early in the morning and we arrived in Venice at around 10 am. Once we arrived we took the boat down the main river to our hotel. The hotel we stayed at was actually a convent. You could tell because it was a very creepy looking church. After we put out bags...