Florence

We've had a busy, fun week in Florence!! Classes started on Monday and have been going well. Carolyn, Maggie, Sarah and I are in a sculpture class in the mornings, and then Maggie, Carolyn and I are in Italian class in the afternoons. Our professors are great. I am not very good at sculpting, but the professor, Isabella, helps me a lot. We have been mostly going to class, eating really great Italian food, drinking wine, and going out at nights. Monday night all of the girls went to Dante's for dinner. It was great because the owner gave us free bottomless wine and free t-shirts. We went out to "Shot Cafe" and Twice. Shot Cafe is so cool, they have endless lists of shots. Twice is a little scary, Europeans all over the dance floor! Tuesday and Wednesday nights we watched the World Cup games and went out after. Last night (Thursday) we went to ZaZas for dinner-it was amazing! Then we went to hang out at Aldo, Chris, Morgan and Worth's apartment before going to "Central Park." Mrs. Stout, you should definitely ask Carolyn about Worth. We had a wonderful time out, and may have stayed out a little later than necessary, due to a trip to the secret Bakery. The secret bakery is a place where they cook in the middle of the night for all of the different restaurants in town. We are so glad that we found it! Today we are about to go to the Boboli Gardens. And tomorrow morning early we are off to Cinque Terre until Sunday night! We are planning to hike all 5 towns, so we'll see how it goes!