Monday - in Philosophy, an engineer who thought she knew everything was running her mouth off about who knows what. I kindly raised my hand, explained correctly what she was trying to say, was complimented and thanked by the teacher, and then snapped at/yelled at by the girl. She is currently my least favorite person because I am finding that she is constantly angry and snapping at people. So for lent, I will be kind to her at all times. Lent didnt begin until wednesday though...
In music, she played Chopin's Prelude. All five of us girls in the class instantly recognized the song, and we are all in love with it. Its a song used in the movie, The Notebook....
Tuesday - Got our Italian tests back. I won with the highest grade in the class with a 77%. EEEKKSSS. After going through the test however, she realized there was an entire section she never taught us (we realized this last week and tried to explain, but she was confused). So we all got points added to our tests, i came out with an 88%. Not to shabby, still happy I got the highest grade :)
I continue to shock myself with my ability to paint. I somehow completed the angels face on my fresco and it actually looks good. My teacher is hoping to be able to strip the fresco so I can bring it home at the end of the semester for you all to see.
We all went out to celebrate Fat Tuesday. We had heard it was 'big' in Europe so we all decided to dress up. I like to shoot for comfort, so I threw on a large flannel and my leggings. Everyone was givin me crap for not dressing up. About ten minutes later my friend Brian walked down the hall in the same flannel, and I declared that I was Brian Russel for my costume, people got a ick out of it all night. We went out, everywhere was packed and tons of fun, but apparently the Italians dont dress up, so we were easy to pick out, haha. We threw confetti, danced and sang kareoke.
Wednesday - Had a conversation class with another class. It was hilarious and awkward because we all really cant speak that much. I had the entire afternoon off so I went back to paint more of my fresco. I had a lot of confidence going in after the day before, however, the second Giornada (section of a fresco) wasnt quite as successful. The shading on her hair is way off, but I had to accept what I had done and turn in. I have two more Giornadas to do before I am done, so Ill be spending some time on Sunday in the painting room.
After painting I went on a run through the city. It was pouring rain so it was even better. I love running in the rain. At one point on my run I got bored and decided to turn down a random street. It was fun being lost and just running around. Technically I can never really get lost here. As long as the Duomo is in sight (and it usually always is) I can get home. It is such a luxury to live so near to the Duomo. I ran for about 40 minutes and found my way back with no problems.
Thursday - After classes and lunch I went to the market with the girls. I got a cute zip up sweatshirt with a huge red Florence Fluer De Li on the front. I love it, and talked the guy down from 25euro to 11 euro, woo hoo!
THe other girls got scarves, purses, etc. We continued running errands. I had to get a book for class, and another girl needed new tights. We stopped for gelatto and roamed the city.
We were exhausted after, so Kiki and Chloe came over to my pensione and the three of us somehow fit into my twin sized bed and took a lovely nap.
That night we told Marinella and Giovani we were going to dinner. They suggested a place down the street owned by their friends. They called the restaurant for us while we were walking over there, so by the time we arrived there was a table for 9, ready and waiting. The meal was unbelievable. I had fresh pasta with eggplant and tomatoes. It was to die for. Definitely my favorite meal so far (outside of Marinella;s meals of course)
We went out to Lion's Fountain, the bar we usually go to, for a while but came home early.
Friday - the girls (Kiki and Chloe) and I got up early because we wanted to be productive! By 'early' we were out the door by 11 :) We went to the Oile Shoppe, a great lunch place, and then headed to the Uffizi Museum. We spent almost three hours there, and I still feel like we didnt see everything. The Birth of Venus, Primavera, and Medussa are all in this Museum. There is an entire room dedicated to just Botticelli works. We spent the most time in there just sitting on the chairs and soaking it in. The Birth of Venus has become one of my favorite paintings, ever.
After the museum we did what we usually do. Come home, crawl in bed, snuggle and chat. The three of us really just cant seem to get enough of each other. Im so lucky to have found two girls that I get along with so unbelievably well. Its remarkable how much we care about each other, get along so easily, never argue, etc. We can literally talk for hours about everything and nothing.
We stayed in last night. Went to the grocery store, got some food, and watched movies and hung out with the pensione.
Saturday - This morning we attempted waking up early. I did at least. I got up, read some of my new book for philosophy class, called Homo Faber, and waited for the girls to wake up. They finally did, made their way over here, and the three of us plus the other Annie headed out to see the Ferragamo museum. We stopped at a bagel shop along the way. It was so nice to have a bagel again. And walked and ate. The Ferragamo museum was amazing. Shoes everywhere. Beautiful shoes. You wouldnt think there would be so much history involved with shoes. There were receipts from people like Mariline Monroe and Audrey Hepburn, pictures, and shoes of famous actresses and actors. There were rooms full of display cases of beautiful shoes of all colors and styles. We were all drooling over them. The tour ends in the Salvatore Ferragamo store....of course. It was painful to walk past such beautiful shoes without trying them on. We all wanted to, but the 650euro and up price tags forced us to continue walking.
Back home now, blogging, putting up pictures, doing homework, and studying for a week full of midterms ahead of us.
ciao!
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