No title, just words.

So, no Ravenna this past weekend. A bunch of us girlies went out on Friday to an Appretivo. Definition of Appretivo: A restaurant/bar where you pay anywhere between 6-10 euro for a drink. With that you get as much appetizer type food as you want.

This was pretty good but I like real food. So I much rather would have paid a little bit more for an entree.
We met a couple of guys that spoke English, they were from South Africa. Justin, was flamboyantly gay and Alexander was straight but hilarious. Their personalities fit perfectly together which made our evening even better! I headed out early because I thought I was going to Ravenna. My roomie got a little too drunk. I had to take care of her when she got back...

So Saturday I ended up meeting Julia & Rachel to go to the Ponte Vecchio...a bridge with buildings on it. All the buildings have expensive jewelry stores in them, so beautiful to look at. We ate lunch at a little restaurant and I had my first pizza in Italy. It was hella good.

Sunday, a bunch of us went and visited the Uffizi Museum  in Florence.  It was really great to see a lot of really old works of art...it was just a little overwhelming. We didn't even get through half it before we were ready to leave. The good thing is that being a student, we receive a museum pass to get in free. SO, I will finish it before I leave.  We went out for lunch and I had the best pasta I've had here yet. It had eggplant, zucchni, cheese, and mint mixed in it. Oh my gosh....SO good. Later on, I broke off and explored a bit on my bike.

The weekend was quiet but good. Gave me a chance to get around Florence a little bit more. The next few weekends I plan to travel! I was a little homesick this weekend but was able to deal with it.  It's all different here too because the people I love the most and have known for longer are in the states. So if I have a dream about past shit or whatever, I'm on my own. I'm meeting a lot of amazing people and growing a lot as an individual but it's not as easy to shoot a text in times of bad dreams or homesickness. All in all though, the homesickness hasn't been frequent. I keep myself busy and explore my surroundings. Although, this all seems natural and it seems to be the point of me being here. I've found a good gym which helps to relieve any stress that overcomes me.

We had classes again today. I rode my bike and it got very frustrating. Well...not as much as the weekend (tourists are idiots, ha) but it was still frustrating today. I think of my little bell as the "Get the hell out my way" bell because people are always in the friggen' way. Some places around the city have bike lanes and people walk in them. I want to run them over.
Although, Haha...that is probably how the cars feel about me while I'm on the bike.

Also, one complaint. Seeded grapes. I love grapes...hate the seeds. I may be growing a grape vine out of my insides by the time I return to the states from all of the seeds I've ingested.

You were forewarned...


Love&Peace,

Alex