Well...here we are. I am writing this from my bed in Florence, Italy. Never really thought this day would come! But alas, we arrived Tuesday evening after a very eventful, almost frightening taxi ride to our "home" for the next seven weeks. It's kind of hard to call this place home when we're only here for 3-4 days a week, but we'll just stick with calling it that anyways. The rest of our time is spent being nomadic as we make our way throughout Italy and Europe!
First two days here have been filled with introductions, orientation, big meals, lots of bread, and even more walking. Oh...and a lot of heat. Luckily it cools down a lot at night because it is HOT out there during the day. It probably doesn't help that we go on two hour walking tours of the city, but how else are we to find our way around? After a nice dinner party on the top of a fancy hotel last night, Liza and I settled back in to catch up on more sleep. Today is likely to be the first day that I feel almost fully adjusted to this time difference.
This weekend is our first trip away. Destination: Venice! We will leave tomorrow morning at 8:00 am, load up the buses, and make the 3 hour drive to Venice, where we will then travel via boat to our hotel. Saturday we are going to do more "touring" of the area, followed by heading to the beach!! Sunday will be a long boat tour throughout the Venetian Canals, and we will head back to Florence on Sunday afternoon! I'm confident that this trip will prove nothing short of fantastic and beautiful.
Things I miss from home so far: lucky charms. baxter. oh...and some people :)
Ciao for now.
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