October 2010
3 posts
10-10-2010
Yesterday I went to the Academia. I saw the exhibit about Amore with chastity chests that displayed Renaissance gender customs. Michelangelo’s sculptures were massive and potent. The Prisoner was writhing and twisting out of the stone. The big glass window above David was impressive.
Today I went to lunch with Steph and Betsy and had lasagna and pizza. I met up with Rachel to go to the...
Week Five:
Alex said, “And the sea kissed me”
Indeed Venice she kisses you. She kisses you with kindness, with massive blue skies and sparkling iridescent waters white diamonds glimmering all around, reflected in the mosaics made of glass.
Venice threw me for a loop. She tackled me with her tenacity and vivaciousness. The city is so completely different from Firenze.
Itinerary:
Lagoon trip to...
September 2010
3 posts
Week Four
This week we finished intensive Italian (having Italian for five hours a day) and had our final test on Friday. Friday night we went to a beer festival at Santa Croce. Beer tents were everywhere and it was pouring. Everyone was huddled underneath the tents and under umbrellas. I choose one that was coffee flavored very subtle and smooth and another lemon flavored beer both were subtle and soft...
Week Two
This week class has been good. We studied the past tense and had a quiz on Friday. I joined the gym here and they have a great wooden floor studio upstairs and peaceful garden. I like walking there it is ten blocks from school. Today, Sunday, we figured out how to use the bus system finally. My roommate and I went to the Boboli gardens. We finally found a used book store. I found a book and now...
Week One
The greatest thing so far is when our teacher says: COURAGE but it’s coraggie pronounced like (core ah hay) she says it three times like a mantra-tantra. Every time something seems daunting it’s this core-ah-hay, core-ah-hay, core-ah-hay that lets me feel appreciative of this entire experience and strong enough to tackle the newness of everything.
We visited the church of basilica di...
July 2010
1 post
One Month Away
It’s official a month from today I will be going to Florence.