Weekend before Finals
2006-12-11
Weekend before Finals
I spent my last weekend abroad in Florence. I would like to say that it was spent studying for the finals I have this week, but I played more than anything else. On Friday we went to a Christmas Tree lighting at Piazza Republica and then went out to eat at a wonderful ristorante near our apartment. Saturday I shopped until I nearly dropped at San Lorenzo.
Sunday I went back to the Pitti Palace with Amber to see the Pinnochio exhibit (the story is from here in Tuscany) as well as the costume museum. I reccommend seeing all of the palace. I also started packing, and it was not too fun. One suitcase is filled solely with souvenirs. The other is packed with clothes and because my parents brought a lot of clothes when they came I have to leave a lot behind to charity.
Over the weekend the school had an art show showcasing all the paintings, photographs, etc by students over the semester. It was very impressive and students from the Apicius cooking school that is affiliated with our school catered the event. Both the art and food was wonderful. I was actually on display in the show! My roommate, Amber, had taken a picture of me in my ballet leotard and the picture was put on display for the show. I wish I had taken an art class now.
Once again, wireless did not work over the weekend. It was very frustrating. I wanted to print out handouts for a presentation I had to give yesterday in my make-up ethics class (we missed school on All Saints' Day,) but I could not email my work to print out. It didn't matter anyway...the printer wasn't working in the first place. My ethics class is terrible. The class is biased and he is very condescending toward students. We had to write papers over different topics for the class. Zena has a 4.0 from Baylor, a considerably difficult University, and all her work reflects her GPA. This man cannot grade our papers like a college professor. When he does not agree with our opinions, he grades us down subjectively. It is very frustrating, but the instance proves that despite being abroad, drama with classes and professors is as prominent here as it is back home.
Today I have my first final and I will have my last final on Thursday. I have a lot of studying ahead of me. I will fly home on Sunday morning at 8:00am. It is hard to believe that I am leaving in less than a week. I am sure that this will all seem like a dream when I return home. I do not know what I will do when I get home, but I will think more about that as my date of departure draws more near. As for now, I am heading back to my apartment to study for finals.
Weekend before Finals
I spent my last weekend abroad in Florence. I would like to say that it was spent studying for the finals I have this week, but I played more than anything else. On Friday we went to a Christmas Tree lighting at Piazza Republica and then went out to eat at a wonderful ristorante near our apartment. Saturday I shopped until I nearly dropped at San Lorenzo.
Sunday I went back to the Pitti Palace with Amber to see the Pinnochio exhibit (the story is from here in Tuscany) as well as the costume museum. I reccommend seeing all of the palace. I also started packing, and it was not too fun. One suitcase is filled solely with souvenirs. The other is packed with clothes and because my parents brought a lot of clothes when they came I have to leave a lot behind to charity.
Over the weekend the school had an art show showcasing all the paintings, photographs, etc by students over the semester. It was very impressive and students from the Apicius cooking school that is affiliated with our school catered the event. Both the art and food was wonderful. I was actually on display in the show! My roommate, Amber, had taken a picture of me in my ballet leotard and the picture was put on display for the show. I wish I had taken an art class now.
Once again, wireless did not work over the weekend. It was very frustrating. I wanted to print out handouts for a presentation I had to give yesterday in my make-up ethics class (we missed school on All Saints' Day,) but I could not email my work to print out. It didn't matter anyway...the printer wasn't working in the first place. My ethics class is terrible. The class is biased and he is very condescending toward students. We had to write papers over different topics for the class. Zena has a 4.0 from Baylor, a considerably difficult University, and all her work reflects her GPA. This man cannot grade our papers like a college professor. When he does not agree with our opinions, he grades us down subjectively. It is very frustrating, but the instance proves that despite being abroad, drama with classes and professors is as prominent here as it is back home.
Today I have my first final and I will have my last final on Thursday. I have a lot of studying ahead of me. I will fly home on Sunday morning at 8:00am. It is hard to believe that I am leaving in less than a week. I am sure that this will all seem like a dream when I return home. I do not know what I will do when I get home, but I will think more about that as my date of departure draws more near. As for now, I am heading back to my apartment to study for finals.
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