A LOT has happened....

Soooo I know its been forever since I've posted but I've been pretty busy all day everyday. Florence is incredible!! We have moved into our apartment...much nicer than we all expected. Every room has a bathroom and we have a huge living room and a hige kitchen with two refrigerators. We have had all our school orientations and I am super excited about my two classes. We have discovered Florence's jewel...no not the David by Michaelangelo...Club Twenty One. Epic nights have gone down in that iunderground club/bar. Including some major dance sessions and funky drinks. This past Friday and Saturday we traveled to Cinqua Terra. Probably the most beautiful place I've ever been and the best pesto I have evert eaten. Florence, Natalie, Caitlin and I hiked through 4 of the towns, all along the coastline. We start school tomorrow and all of us couldn't be happier. We all need to start have a schedule. We have a cooking class tonight so be prepared Knoxville for some epic Italian cooking at the long house once I get back. A lot of Knoxville boys came in town last night and we all went our to dinner. Thats where we met GorGio, the love of my life. The cutest 70 year old man who was our waiter. He not only was the perfect waiter but he broght us free lemonciello shots!!!! We then made our way to Twenty One, and danced the night away. Another great week in a great city with aweosme friends.

Last Day in Roma

Today was our last day in Rome and all of us are finally ready to head of to Florence. However, we have all enjoyed our three days in Rome. Yesterday we went to the Trevi fountain, where Molly and I threw in some coins for our two wishes. The fountain was incredible, everything I had pictured it to be. Next we went to the Colosseum, which was unbelievable. The massive structure blew our minds. I also saw the actor who plays Jacob's dad in Twilight, which I thought was really cool haha!! Anyways, we ended the night back in the Campo d' Fiori square with an awesome dinner and wine. Our next stop was Sloppy Sam's, and "american" bar even though we were someof the few people who could actually speak English. Today our first stop was the Vatican. Then we went to some famous castle, can't actually remember the name of it but anywho. Then, the six of us went to the Sistine Chapel, little did we know it takes like an hour of of hallways and museums to get to the actual chapel. So, finally after 5 hours of continuous walking, we were all so hungry and tired that we found the first restaurant in sight. Then we all decided it would be smart to get a taxi back to the hotel. Flo, Molly and I attempted to flag down a taxi, we succeeded. Tonight we all went to dinner, and all the waiters and hostesses kept going about how beautiful us american girls were. Then we got three free deserts, and then the hostess slipped Natalie a note with his number. I guess there are some positive aspects about being American girls in Italy. Tomorrow we are finally headed for Florence, hopefully I don't topple down the stairs with my two massive suitcases. Ciao!!!!!!!!

First Day in Roma Italia

Well the day started off a little stressful, including our flight from Knoxville to Charlotte being delayed due to a "maintenance" problem. So Margaret and I decided to get a bite to eat, little did we know that once we got back to the gate the plane had been delayed till 5:50. This would make it impossible for us to catch our connecting flight to Rome. And about five minutes after the worker told us we couldn't get to Rome today, and I had a panic attack, the plane was fixed and we were on our way to Charlotte! Eleven hours later we are officially across the big lake and landed in Italia. It seems that my two suitcases are going to be a slight problem carrying across Italy. We continued to our hotel, where all of us discovered that Molly and I must have lucked out and gotten the honeymoon suite, because our room is twice the size of everyone else. Margaret, Molly and I first stopped by a local restaurent for pizza and wine. Life is hard. We then continued to walk about 3 miles and officially became acqainted with Rome, including it's 30 million gelato places. I ended my first night in Rome with 6 great friends in the Campo d' Fiori Square with two bottles of wine and bruschetta. Great start to a great summer in Europe!!!

Packing...doomed experience

I leave Saturday for Florence, but my packing isn't going quite as planned. Still have yet to put anything into my two massive suitcases. My dad continues to hassle me and my mom continues to tell me the amount of clothing I am not allowed to take. Busy week, hopes of getting everything done and be ready for my 2:00 flight to Charlotte Saturday. In Rome till the 25th and then Florence bound!!!!! Get ready