today was my first day of classes at the Florence University of the Arts! i started the morning off with a nutella croissant from a corner cafe (that offered us student discounts!) and Italian class from 9am - 11:30am. we took a trip to a cute bookstore as a class to pick up our textbook, i got an Italian to English dictionary as well to put to use during my time in Italy. the university building that we have Italian class at is such a uniquely designed space - it makes learning bright, airy, and enjoyable. after class we went down to one of the FUA owned and operated bakeries for lunch where i got a cappuccino and a salami sandwich (the salami is SO good in Italy!!!) - as students we have a meal plan with the university so it's nice to grab food without having to spend euros. we went back to our apartment to freshen up and then went to a cafe right below our apartment for afternoon drinks, i ordered yet another cappuccino (the coffee is SO good here!). my next class was Tuscany and It's Wines which was from 3pm - 5:30pm. in this class we are learning all about wines: history, viticulture, types, tasting techniques, etc, etc, etc. we are going on a field learning trip this coming sunday - more to come on that trip later! we ended the class with two wine tastings: a greco di tufo and a valpolicella. we went back to the apartment after our wines class and snacked on our groceries we bought the previous day: cheese, bread, salami. we decided to meet up with some other mizzou students for a late dinner. i ordered the spaghetti ragu and a sangria and enjoyed eating outside on the Florence streets at night.
the first day of classes was great, i can't wait to learn more about the italian culture (language and wine!). britney
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i made it to Florence, Italy after traveling to St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Madrid in order to get here!
after walking around Florence for awhile seeing the sights, eating gelato, eating pasta, and drinking wine - i am ready to catch up on much needed sleep. tomorrow starts three weeks attending the Florence University of the Arts where i will be taking Italian and wines classes. much more to come! britney |
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