Last week in Italy

One week left. Definitely will miss all this.

Ridiculous. I honestly can't believe that I only have one week left here. I feel like I say this every semester, but this truly was the fastest semester I have ever experienced. I really don't even know what to write about right now, but I haven't posted in a long time so I figured I'd give it a go. There's really not too many plans in the works for the remander of the semester. This past Saturday a group of us spent the day in Bologna, which was a city I really wanted to get to. It was neat to see everything, and I definitely could've seen myself studying abroad there. Big college town. We capped of the day by going to a "Bloody Beetroots" concert saturday night. It was a great time. Real rowdy, and probably the best live show I've ever been to. Can't really ask for more than that.

Even though there is only a week left, I'm feeling ready to go home. Obviously there are things I'm going to miss, however, such as

Not having to walk far at all to class, 60 degree weather in December, all my friends here at the villa, the fact that I'm living in Italy, getting delicious meals made for me everyday, and many, many others.

But I'm ready. Seeing Christmas decorations up everywhere (All the streets in Florence have lights strung across them, it's really cool. I'll try to get some pictures up on Facebook in the near future) really makes me excited to get back and see friends and family for the holidays. I'm ready to drink milk again. Haven't had a glass since I've been here. I'm excited to see snow, as odd as that sounds. I'm excited to spend an entire month of winterbreak reconnecting with friends and family. I'm excited to see Steph. It's the exact definition of bitter-sweet. I'll always remember my time in Italy, the experiences I've had, the people I've met, but I'm ready to be back home. I'll be back here someday, which I'm already looking forward to. I'll write one more post before I go, or when I get back to the states. But thank you all for following my adventures in Italy. I'm glad that I've had the opportunity to share them for you. Plus now I won't have to retell everything that I've done here. You can just refer to the blog!

 By the way, our "caretakers" dog Blake passed away right after fall break. However, she just got a new puppy on Friday. This is Tessa! Shame that we only get one week with her

One of the many trees in Florence

Big tree in front of the Duomo