So it has finally set in this past week that we are leaving so soon. I don't know where time went. I feel like we just got our bearings on the whole city and the whole traveling bit and now we have to leave. However, I'm not letting a second of the rest of this trip go by without enjoying it.
After the Malta trip I was pretty exhausted and ended up sleeping until 1230 the following Sunday! Since their weren't many of us back yet from our weekend trips, Arianna, Paul, Jeff and I all went to Gusta Pizza for lunch then headed to Amadeus to watch the soccer game. There is honestly nothing better than the World Cup in Europe. No matter what game it is there are always people out cheering and going crazy. After the game we all went home to shower then I met up with Jeff and Chris to go to dinner at Gato y Volpe. It was really good and somewhere that everyone I knew whose previously been here told me was a must go. After dinner we had one of their famous "gato bomb" shots. It is pretty much a jaegar bomb on steroids. Following that we hung out at my flat for awhile then I went out with Jeff to meet his two sisters at Bacco for drinks. Before we made it there though we went to Lion's Fountain and the craziest thing happened! The bar was completely empty except for one family...the family was from Cinnaminson! What a small world. After we talked for awhile we ended up going to Salamanca which was really neat. Then came the best part of the night...the secret bakery. Everyone has heard of it but noone on the trip has been able to find it. However, Jeff's sister and her friends knew where it was so we went. It is the most absurd thing. You walk up to this little glass door that looks like it belongs on a shower and knock. A man pokes his head out and asks what you want and then you give him a euro. Soon enough you have a hot chocolate croissant that is so unbelievably good. Even with being there once I still couldn't tell you where it is or how to get there...bizarre.
Monday we had classes as usual then went to lunch at this small sandwich place we heard about next to the Lion's Fountain. We of course had gelato after. Though we were dead set on not going out that night we easily got persuaded to by Jeff giving us the guilt trip that his sisters were here. We went to Salamanca again and had some awesome Sangria.
Tuesday morning we had Dante then went to the American Diner for lunch. We came home and took naps. Alex slept alot longer than I did so I hung out with Matt and attempted to cut his hair but the clippers only would work if you held the cord in a certain position so we finally gave up with only the back of his head being cut. He went to go find a hair salon after but everything was closed! haha So I had to touch up the rest of the pieces with shaving cream and a regular razor. We laid low that night since we had to work on our papers. I got to skype with my mom which was really nice since I've been missing her and hadn't talked to her in awhile. I would seriously do anything for her to be able to come here and experience all the things I am with me. She would absolutely love it here but like she says 'someone has to hold down the fort.'
Wednesday we walked into italian and we had a sub which was kind of a bummer since Susanna (our professor) is so fun and such a good teacher! Now we only have one more class left with her before the final. After class Marie and I grabbed a panino from this Mom and Pop shop where we usually get our waters in the morning. Afterwards she had class so Alex and I went to do laundry together. Once Marie and the other girls were out of class we all went to see Eclipse. It was really neat seeing a movie over here. The theater is so much different and more like that of a Broadway theater, it even has an intermission right in the middle of the film which was strange. Since Zora was busy that night we didn't have dinner at our homestay instead Marie, Alex and I went into Santo Spirito and went to an apertivo there. It was the best one I have been to so far and the mojitos were really good. Then it was the night we had all been trying to plan this whole trip, Central Park. Unlike the other discotecas in Florence this one was all outside with a bunch of different dance floors. Everyone from the group went and the place was packed. It was by far my favorite club I have been to.
Thursday we had two classes which felt like they took forever since we all didn't get home until really late. We went to Academia to see Michaelangelo's David. It was huge! After class we grabbed a quick lunch and then went home for our usual naps except.. our naps ended up being A LOT longer then we expected. We laid down around 130 and when I woke up I could not believe what time my phone said..19:15 or in US time 7:15! We almost took a six hour nap. The worst part was that we woke up had dinner with Zora and then literally went back to sleep until the next day! However, I did get to skype Mikey before I went back to sleep since it was his birthday! I guess we caught up on a lot of missed sleep from the past few weeks.
We didn't have any classes on Friday which was nice. I woke up and met Lauren Onestack, the director's daughter in front of Palazzo Caponi to go for a run together. Once we finished one of the hottest runs of my life we both went home to get ready for the lunch her parents were having in their faculty flat. They are seriously the nicest family I have ever met and the kids are the most mature and respectful kids I have ever come in contact with. They invited all of us to their flat for lunch to sit in the air conditioning since it has been scorching hot here the past few days. It was really fun pretty much everyone in the group went. We ended up staying longer than most people because we were playing UNO with Brandon and Lauren. Even though it was so hot we decided it was the day to climb the Duomo. It was so worth it! I thought the view from Michaelangelo was pretty but this was out of this world. It was so high up! Once we climbed the narrow, steep steps down we came home. That night we decided to go to Tijuana for dinner which is this mexican restaurant that everyone talks about. It was pretty good and relatively cheap. Afterwards we came home and sat on the terrance and had some wine while we waited for our other friends to shower and get ready. We ended up just going to Gato y Volpe and spent the night there watching the soccer game and hanging out with everyone.
Saturday morning we woke up and had to be at the park by 11 am or we would be in big trouble with Brandon (our directors 8 year old son) because we promised him we would all come and have a big game of soccer. However, that was not the best part of the morning. When we woke up Mama Lo was back!!! She has been gone for about 2 weeks on walking tours and though Zora is great we all really missed Mama Lo! It was so nice to see her and catch up with her! It was so much fun except for the heat and the fact that I'm pretty sure I swallowed like 30 nats. We laid down for a bit since we were so exhausted from the heat then headed to our usual spot, Amadeus to watch the Germany/Argentina game. We ended up just having a quick dinner at Gusta Pizza which was nothing short of amazing before we got ready to go out. Alex, Marie and I enjoyed some wine at Santo Spirito and listened to live music and watched this Brazilian interpretative dance. It was pretty amazing to see people move in such crazy ways. Jeff and Ren met up with and headed to Space, one of Firenze's most well known night clubs. It was my first time there and was so much different then what I had anticipated! I thought it was going to be dirty and sketchy but it wasn't at all. They played such great music! We even saw some of the bartenders from Gato y Volpe.
Today, we woke up and walked into the square to find a cafe to study. We forgot that it's Sunday and most places are closed so we ended up just grabbing some food then heading back home to study. Since it's the 4th of July we are all planning on getting together tonight and doing something! I cannot believe I have to leave this Friday. This has been the best experience of my life and I definitely don't want it to end but I have learned so much. I am taking advantage of these last few days and going to enjoy every second to the fullest!
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