So I'm sorry it's been awhile since I have blogged last about my travels and life abroad, I know so many of you care! (Just kidding I know that barely anyone reads these) 2 weekends ago my roommates and I traveled 12 hours by bus north to PRAGUE in the Czech Republic! (It's beautiful, everyone should czech it out...get it? haha...) But we stayed at a nice little hostel called the Czech Inn for the weekend with the tour group Bus2alps. That Friday we got a free ci...

So I have successfully survived my first week in Florence! And it already feels like home. My nights have consisted of spending time with my 6 amazing roommates and new friends, learning how to cook, crazy nights out and countless laughs. I only have classes Monday-Wednesday and I'm taking basic Italian, trend forecasting, art history, visual merchandising, and food of italy. The classes here are nothing like my classes back at Iowa State. My largest class has ...

2 1/2 days later and it's my last night in Rome. So far my trip has been non-stop walking and seeing everything Rome has to offer. Yesterday we started our day off at the colosseum which was just a quick 10 minute walk from our hotel and it was awesome! So much bigger than I had imagined!! Luckily my dad had bought tickets in advanced so we didn't have to wait in the 2 hour line. After the colosseum, we went to the Roman Forum which was less than 5 minutes away f...

I'M ALIVE! After enduring my longest plane ride ever in my life (8 1/2 hours) I realized I can do anything...kinda. FYI I really hate flying. Started my journey off yesterday in the lovely Des Moines airport, from there went to Minneapolis for a long flight to Paris. Once in Paris, it took me a good 20 minutes to find the bus to get to the gate I needed to. After I got to my gate, I was immediately discouraged because when I went to get my ticket some French lad...