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I have a feeling that this will be my last entry before I come home on the evening of May 4th! I will provide a brief (= P) synopsis of my last few weeks.April 5th-7th My beautiful cousin Amy Karel came to visit from Toledo, Spain! She was on Spring Break with a handful of her friends, and I got to spend time with them for the brief time they were here in Florence. We went to the Academia,

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WOW. How can I catch you up on a month and ten days of packed experiences?? Offtah. I will do my best to summarize the big events as well as give an updates of my classes. All I can say is that I am SO glad that I lable all of my photo albums with dates. I know myself too well. haha.= ) Ok, here it goes:02/11/2009-02/19/2009Erice/Trapani Sicily: visited with roommates Melissa, Lauren,

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On Sunday a big group of my friends and I took the train to Viareggio to see the first day of Carnival. I have no memory of seeing a parade of floats or any carnival in general, so I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Well...it was incredible!!!The costumes, the colors, the ENORMOUS floats that moved and blinked and made noises!! Each float was completely unique, was preceded by a

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I cannot believe that I have been here for a month now!! Time flies!!Ten random things that I have encountered:Florence does not sell Ziplock bags -- or anything resembling a plastic seal bag! That is certainly something that I took for granted, and not something that I ever thought I would miss. I am deprived!The doors always PUSH open. I cannot describe how many times I have made a

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Hello, on this lazy, drizzly day...I just got back from Chianti, and it was beautiful!!!The weather held up for us the entire time, only becoming drizzly once we arrived back in florence shortly before 3 pm.Driving from urban Florence into rural Chianti, Tuscany, we were surrounded by rolling, mountainous hills and tiny clusters of colorful, stucco homes of various burnt-red-colored tiled roofs.

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I thought I would give a little update and let you know that my pictures from the previous weekend trip to Pisa and Lucca are finally posted on my Shutterfly webpage. As an overview, I am taking Oil Painting and Fresco M/W and Art History: Michelangelo to Bernini T/Th. My Italian course is all four days of the week –my professor for that class is funny, but also very challenging. I feel like I

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The Greatest Day Yet!!Visit to Pisa and Luca + the most wonderful meal EVER!! We took a 1 hour bus ride to Pisa, where we were ‘tourists’ and took many pictures by the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The drive there way breathtaking, and I felt my cares slip away into peace and calm as the urban landscape slowly disappeared and was replaced by the hills, valleys and lush greenery of rural Tuscany. After

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I arrived in beautiful Firenze (Florence), Italy on January 7, 2009. I had orientation for the first three days, a free day on Sunday, and began my classes on Monday. I am attending the Institute at Palazzo Rucellai, which is an International school that teaches American students, in the heart of Florence. I live only a 5 minute walk from the Institute, so walking to class takes no time at

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I LOVE letters!! Below, you will find my mailing address. You will notice that it is the address for my school because my name does not appear on my mailbox apartment, so this is the most reliable way for me to receive mail.Mollie Loisellec/o The Institute at Palazzo RucellaiVia della Vigna Nuova, 1850123 FlorenceItalyLetters can take between 7-10 days to arrive from the U.S.Please DO NOT send

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I have never used a blog before, so please be patient with me ; )I hope that this will work out for mass communication purposes.Soooooo...I am leaving for FLORENCE, ITALY in 2 days!A couple of quick things to note:1. If you would like to contact me (and I would LOVE to hear from you!) I recommend emailing me at my Winona address, post a blog message, facebook message, or get Skype and chat with

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