La Dolce Vita

Hello again my faithful readers!

This week has been very hectic, so sorry for the slight delay in posts! It was the first week of classes so needless to say I have a lot to write about!

In general, my classes are as interesting and exciting as I had expected them to be. Both of my history classes are going to be significantly easier than my classes at Stonehill, which will prove to be a nice break. My 1960s: Global Counter Cultural Movement class is going to be a breeze, with most class sessions dedicated to watching movies and documentaries! Va bene! (It's all good!) My other history class, The Quarters of Florence, is going to prove invaluable because every class we have a walking tour of different parts of the city! According to my professor, we will all be expert tour guides by the time we leave, which should be great!

Italian language has also been going quite well. I am excited to learn and practice more, because although most people speak English, I am getting tired of being a stupid American. So it will be nice to maybe carry on a conversation in Italian! Unfortunately, I find myself accidentally speaking in French when I don't know the Italian word for something. I have found that this is ineffective.

By far the most exciting class that I am taking, however, is my cooking class! (I know, life is hard.) The name of the class is Celebrating Italian Style, which is exactly what we will be doing. We have tastings of products from all over the country, discuss local hoidays/feasts, and talk about trends in cuisine. And at the end of each lesson we cook a delicious Italian meal! For this class we also have several field trips (which I am surprised and pleased to report have all been pre-paid for by Stonehill!) One is to Eurochocolate, which is essentially Oktoberfest for chocolate held in Perugia, Italy. The other two are wine tasting trips to different regions. I am SO excited, to say the least.

I am also fortunate enough to be in my cooking class with two of my friends here, so we are all excited to show off our skills for our roommates and other friends!

I will be posting pictures sometime in the next day to my photo website (webshots.com/photosfromabroad) but for now, my internet is being irritating.

Love and miss you all! Hope all is well in the States!