Last weekend my friends Lori and Allison went with me to Assisi. On the way there we got off at Arezzo, thinking we needed to change trains, but it turned out we didn't. So, we got to spend 2 hours in Arezzo! It wasn't too bad though, and we made light of the situation. We got to Assisi a little later than we expected, and most of the restaurants were done serving lunch. We found a self-service place and I got a type of pizza and french fries! The fries were really really good and they tasted like American fries :)
Our main site was the cathedral. It was really really pretty and the view was simply amazing. We walked around a lot and that was pretty much it! I know it doesn't sound that exciting, but there are only so many different ways to say how beautiful a view or a church is and I think I've pretty much used all of them up! Anyway, I would've liked to have spent a little more time in the town, so I am hoping to go back with my parents when they get here in LESS THAN 1 WEEK!
School is going pretty well. I am getting As and Bs in all of my classes, so it's pretty normal. The school week always goes really fast for me because I only have class on Tuesday and Wednesday, then one hour Thursday morning. It will be kind of difficult to adjust back to a more rigorous schedule when I get back to Iowa. Luckily I was able to work out my last semester so I don't have class on Fridays :D
I was in talking to my advisers this week and I showed them a picture of me as a mascot at Iowa. They could not believe it was me in the suit and they were quite tickled. Then Luca told me there is an American football team here (obviously not american players) and that he thinks they would love to talk to someone who could help them create a mascot. So that is the next thing on my list of things to do here. My friend who also goes here is a cheerleader and he said they would like to talk to her too. He thinks they would have us teach some people about it so they could have even more of the American football atmosphere. Apparently he told my friend that there might even be compensation involved. Woohoo!
The biggest thing on my agenda right now (other than my parents coming) is being a member of the Florence City Choir. I absolutely LOVE it. We sing really good songs, and while it is just a community choir, we still sound pretty good! We have 6 concerts before I go home and for one of them we are traveling to an island for 2 days! The trip is right before my finals week, but I couldn't say no. I'm trying to get a head start on all of my papers and projects now so that I won't be so swamped then :P Either way, it is going to be a blast, and plus, I'm only in Italy to study once! (Notice how I said "to study"...I will be back someday!) It is mostly Italians in the choir too, so it is fun to interact with them. We have practice every Tuesday and Thursday night, and our first concert is this coming Tuesday! Wish us luck!
Taking me next time? :)
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