Week One and Done

So my first full week of living in Firenze is done with. I really enjoy my classes. My psych professor is freaking hilarious! She's so funny and she's also a mental health counselor here in Firenze. I think Thursday after class I might stay and talk to her for a little bit about that. Not being a counselor in another country but being a counselor in general. The anthro class seems like it's going to be really awesome. I've never taken an anthro class and I'm glad I'm taking that one. Plus, the professor has an awesome mustache ha ha. The watercolor class seems interesting. I haven't really played around too much with watercolor before. I usually work with acrylics or photography so it should be interesting and the professor is awesome. The Italian class is structured so odd. I might say something in class tomorrow about slowing down a little bit and explaining some of the stuff.

I'm starting to get better at understanding Italian but I haven't really had much luck with speaking it. Every time I want to respond to something, I combine what I remember from Spanish class and Italian. I'll have to practice that a lot more.

I went to four different museums over the weekend. Dante's House, the Galileo Museum, San Marco museum and the Uffitzi. Dante's house was soo cool! I kind of got a creepy vibe walking in the house but it's amazing how much he is appreciated here in Italy. The Galileo museum was intense. There was just sooo much to see in that museum. They had some of Galileo's bones and one of his teeth. I wish like Ra, Sid, Kurt, and Bobo could have been there. They would have loved it. The Uffitzi was gorgeous. The ceiling alone can make you cry. I got to see the original "Birth of Venus" painting by Botticelli. That whole place is just amazing. It sucks that I couldn't take any pictures but I'll always remember. The San Marco museum was really awesome. It used to be a monastery during the Renaissance and underneath the building were all these murals from that time period. It was just amazing.

I am adjusting better here. I'm almost adjusted to the time difference and I walk like 10 miles a day here. Some of us are already trying to plan our spring break in Greece. I don't know if I can afford to really travel like that but I'm going to try.

I still cry every now and again cause I miss home so much but I'm getting used to being here. I think once classes pick up a little more, I'll be ok and by then before I know it, it'll be April and we'll have to leave.

Oh and congrats to Danielle on all the weight she has lost so far! It's a complete change for her and I know it's going to be tough but I'm so happy for her and I know that the woman that she's always been is really coming to blossom. I'm excited for Jessica too cause she'll be going through weight-loss surgery too. She has to get her insurance approved and then she'll be on her way.

I still say to you Danielle, come out to Italy. Bite the bullet and just do it.