Happy Birthday Amber!
2006.09.21
Happy Birthday Amber!
This week flew by way too fast. Monday was my roommate Ambers 21st birthday! Zena and I bought her some champagne and a beer that we made her carry to meet a few other people for dinner on the other side of the Arno. My roommates Jessica and Amber had already been to the place Amber picked for dinner, and it was amazing!
This week flew by way too fast. Monday was my roommate Ambers 21st birthday! Zena and I bought her some champagne and a beer that we made her carry to meet a few other people for dinner on the other side of the Arno. My roommates Jessica and Amber had already been to the place Amber picked for dinner, and it was amazing! Most of us ordered pasta and received huge portions. There ended up being about 8 of us. A waiter there spoke good English and sang happy birthday to Amber while playing his guitar in Spanish (he was from Spain,) Italian and English. It was the best dinner I have had yet in Florence! Afterwards we went to a dessert bar called Hemmingways nearby. They have all sorts of dessert and you can even order a combo that comes with a chocolate sampler, champagne, etc. that they have paired. I was so full from the pasta that I didnt order anything, but I am planning on going back soon!
Tuesday night Zena and I went to Standa and bought food to make dinner. I grilled up some Italian sausage for the pasta and it tasted amazing. Earlier that day I had to write a news story that will be published online for my public relations class. My roommate Jessica is taking the Italian cooking class through the school and she made an amazing dessert she had made in class. It is basically fried sugar, but it is wonderful. I wish I had taken the class now! I will just learn from Jessica. P.S. Zena and I went running after dinner and all the locals were out as usual and laughed at us. Running is not fashionable here.
Last night Zena was starting to feel homesick so we decided to go do something fun at night since we had not gone out in awhile. We picked up Ashley and McKenzie and went by J.J. Cathedrals, which is by the Duomo, and met a couple other girls. It was about 11 and still kind of dead, so we met a couple of their other roommates at a club near the Duomo called the Astor Cafe. They had really good drinks and during the busy days there is a discoteque that is open in an adjoining room. We hung out there for awhile and then went home. It was a low key night out, but it was nice to hang out where the locals are.
Today I had my first Italian quiz. I have taken Spanish for a few years which helps a lot, but it was still a little difficult. Our teacher is wonderful and he speaks in Italian the entire time. We seem to go fast in the class, but it is totally worth it. I have been studying some Italian on my own much to the dismay of Zena and McKenzie who are in class with me. Now I have to do some research for our week off. Tonight Zena, McKenzie, Ashley and I are going to have a movie night and make pizza. I have been looking forward to it all week! This weekend we have a bus tour on Friday that is free through the school (it goes through Tuscany where Under the Tuscan Sun and another movie were filmed) and on Sunday we are going to Cinque Terre to hike and see the coast. I am really excited about a semi-relaxing and cheap weekend. I had better run to class, I have history of the Italian Renaissance in a few minutes. Ciao!
Happy Birthday Amber!
This week flew by way too fast. Monday was my roommate Ambers 21st birthday! Zena and I bought her some champagne and a beer that we made her carry to meet a few other people for dinner on the other side of the Arno. My roommates Jessica and Amber had already been to the place Amber picked for dinner, and it was amazing!
This week flew by way too fast. Monday was my roommate Ambers 21st birthday! Zena and I bought her some champagne and a beer that we made her carry to meet a few other people for dinner on the other side of the Arno. My roommates Jessica and Amber had already been to the place Amber picked for dinner, and it was amazing! Most of us ordered pasta and received huge portions. There ended up being about 8 of us. A waiter there spoke good English and sang happy birthday to Amber while playing his guitar in Spanish (he was from Spain,) Italian and English. It was the best dinner I have had yet in Florence! Afterwards we went to a dessert bar called Hemmingways nearby. They have all sorts of dessert and you can even order a combo that comes with a chocolate sampler, champagne, etc. that they have paired. I was so full from the pasta that I didnt order anything, but I am planning on going back soon!
Tuesday night Zena and I went to Standa and bought food to make dinner. I grilled up some Italian sausage for the pasta and it tasted amazing. Earlier that day I had to write a news story that will be published online for my public relations class. My roommate Jessica is taking the Italian cooking class through the school and she made an amazing dessert she had made in class. It is basically fried sugar, but it is wonderful. I wish I had taken the class now! I will just learn from Jessica. P.S. Zena and I went running after dinner and all the locals were out as usual and laughed at us. Running is not fashionable here.
Last night Zena was starting to feel homesick so we decided to go do something fun at night since we had not gone out in awhile. We picked up Ashley and McKenzie and went by J.J. Cathedrals, which is by the Duomo, and met a couple other girls. It was about 11 and still kind of dead, so we met a couple of their other roommates at a club near the Duomo called the Astor Cafe. They had really good drinks and during the busy days there is a discoteque that is open in an adjoining room. We hung out there for awhile and then went home. It was a low key night out, but it was nice to hang out where the locals are.
Today I had my first Italian quiz. I have taken Spanish for a few years which helps a lot, but it was still a little difficult. Our teacher is wonderful and he speaks in Italian the entire time. We seem to go fast in the class, but it is totally worth it. I have been studying some Italian on my own much to the dismay of Zena and McKenzie who are in class with me. Now I have to do some research for our week off. Tonight Zena, McKenzie, Ashley and I are going to have a movie night and make pizza. I have been looking forward to it all week! This weekend we have a bus tour on Friday that is free through the school (it goes through Tuscany where Under the Tuscan Sun and another movie were filmed) and on Sunday we are going to Cinque Terre to hike and see the coast. I am really excited about a semi-relaxing and cheap weekend. I had better run to class, I have history of the Italian Renaissance in a few minutes. Ciao!
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