It’s been a lazy week in Florence since returning from Venice. The weather is beautiful and everyone here is on the edge of their seats because we only have three weeks left in the program. Three! So, I’ve been finishing up Italian classes – last one today, yay – and will take the final exam tomorrow before celebrating for a good 24 hours after. Or at least taking a nap…Then celebrating for the weekend by heading off to the CinqueTerre! It’s a group of coast towns that are all within walking distance of each other. You take a gorgeous stroll along the ocean and visit all five towns along the way – I’ve heard it’s very nice and can’t wait for Sunday.
This week, I restocked food in the apartment and cooked a bunch – asparagus and lemon chicken from the market near the apartment, garlic mashed potatoes and corn another night, and of course all kinds of pasta imaginable, as usual. It was my friend Jen’s birthday this past weekend so we went out for an appertivo with the girls (where you buy one drink and get tons of free buffet food) so that was nice. Afterward, I found a place that was showing the Red Sox v Yankees game and got to watch the last few innings which was great! I miss them so much and am pumped to get home to keep up with Boston sports again. Fortunately, I also found a bar that showed the Celtics Playoff game 4 this week (the one where they lost to Chicago in double overtime…) so that was another fun night and good Bostonian/Florentine memory! In other news, I went to the Duomo Museum where they have lots of original copies of the sculptures and doors of the Duomo and Baptistry before it was damaged in the 1500s. My friend from home was visiting so I took the chance to see some Florence sights I’ve missed so far – and it turned out to be an interesting trip since much of the art there were things I’d learned about in my Art History class here. Speaking of which, we had our second to last class today! It was a little sad, I’ll miss my American teacher Rocky so much. We saw The David and learned all about how Michaelangelo created the famous sculpture (which was originally meant to sit 70 feet in the air on the side of the Duomo). That was my third time seeing The David and it will never get old!
So for the last few weeks here I plan on seeing everything in Florence there is left to see, eating lots of GustaPizza down the street, and enjoying the company of all the friends here I may not see for a while once going back home. Everyone feels a little nostalgic about leaving but also excited to see friends and family at home, and I pretty much feel the same way. It will be nice to have peanut butter again!
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