August 2011
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“Il mondo è un libro, e chi non viaggia legge solo una pagina.”
June 2011
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Too many good-byes :(
10 giugno
So here I am…alone in my apartment because Mildred left yesterday and I don’t move out until tomorrow.
Yesterday was my last day of class so I took the final exam and ended up getting a perfect score of 30/30 for the entire class. Yeee. It was so sad, especially when Ida started crying. She said out of her 10+ years experience of teaching, we were one of the best...
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Ich liebe dich/je t'aime/ti amo, Switzerland
After wine tasting, I booked it to Rome because my flight to Switzerland was early Friday morning from Rome and there were no trains that early from Florence to Rome. Good thing my dad has some old friends in Rome who let me crash at their place. I got to eat Filipino food after 3 months! Boy, did I miss it a lot. In the evening, we drove around Rome for a while. I got to see St. Peter’s...
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Wine tasting
On Thursday, June 2nd we had a GSE trip to San Gimignano and Chianti to go Wine Tasting. San Gimignano is a cute little town in Tuscany (just like all the other cute little towns I’ve been to haha). The town is known for their ‘skyscrapers,’ which are basically these towers spread out across the town. Don’t be fooled though, they’re only like 20 ft tall. Other than...
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When in Roma...
[Insert experience in Rome here.] haha Sorry, I’ve been too caught up with stuff, but I promise to update after Switzerland!
6 giugno
Allora, this is wayyy overdue.
Random stuff before Rome that I don’t want to forget
- Gelato festival: pera alla pepe rosa & spicy chocolate
- Passing by Vesuvio and chatting with Pauly D
- Il Latini: Bistecca alla fiorentina, crostini,...
May 2011
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Less than 3 weeks left :(
I can’t believe I’ll be leaving Firenze soon. Sad, sad times! I’ve gotten so used to the language, people, and life here that it would be weird to leave. I’m gonna miss my Italian class, Ida, gelato (even though I’ll still be able to have some in Rome and Venice), grocery shopping at Billa and Centro, the Duomo :( Wah, ok moving on to less depressing topics.
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España
Well, I’m a little behind on this. I never wrote about Pisa and Lucca, but it’s fine since there isn’t much to say about them anyway. Pisa, as most of you know, is home to the famous leaning tower. They have a beautiful church and baptistery too, but other than that, there’s not really anything else in Pisa. Same goes to Lucca, it’s just a small cute little Italian...
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Current Events: Siena, Amsterdam, Brussels...etc
Last Thursday, Mildred & I took a little daytrip to Siena since it was one of our free days off school. It’s a cute little town, with a beautiful cathedral and a huge plaza known for holding the Palio. I wish I could go just to see it cause I’ve heard its a crazy fun time. We only spent a couple of hours in Siena because it was so small, you didn’t really need much time to...
April 2011
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5T
I know this is kind of overdue, but I wanted to get it done before too many things happen so I don’t have to cram everything down all at the same time. This past weekend, aka Easter Weekend, I went to Cinque Terre. Cinque Terre is composed of 5 villages: Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. The hotel we stayed at, Hotel Palme, was in Monterosso, the farthest town....
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Tree Experience
Happy Earth Day!! To celebrate, we went to Fiesole in the middle of the woods and tried the Tree Experience activity. There were 3 separate paths, varying in height and difficulty. Of course, I’m a retarded idiot so I ignored my fear of heights, lack of balance, and lack of upperbody strength (all crucial for Tree Experience!!) and went on the longest and most difficult path first. It was...
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Northern Italy
This past weekend I decided to take a trip to Milan, which is part of Lombardy. The (fast) train took about 2 hours, so it wasn’t that bad as opposed to the slow train which takes 4. The Milan central station is probably 5-10 times bigger and more hectic than Santa Maria Novella! Anyway, from Milano Centrale, I took the train to Lecco, a city right next to Lake Como. It’s just a small...
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Love me some Italy
So I keep forgetting about this, my b. Now it’s a little hard to catch up since a lot has happened/I forgot.
To sum up the past week, I’ve seen Fiesole, Pitti Palace, Boboli Garden, and Volterra. Fiesole is not that far- just a 20 min bus ride away. It’s a super small and cute town located on a hill overlooking Florence. The Palazzo Pitti and Giardino di Boboli are in Florence...
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Option Shift 2
Yay I finally figured out the Euro symbol shortcut on my Mac!
I haven’t been able to update in a while because I’ve been too caught up with stuff. I’ve been pretty much exploring the city, getting pizza, and buying groceries (a lot). Apparently, Billa, an Italian supermaket, is the place to be because I’m there multiple times a week, along with many other American...
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Italiano, Michelangelo, and pizza!!
Yesterday was kinda my first day of class, but not really. I just had to take the placement exam (which btw OWNED me like no other). Chiara couldn’t come with us to school, so her friend Martina took us instead. She was super nice and spoke great English. I wanna make more friends with Italian students! I go to the University of Florence but my department is only for foreign students, so we...
March 2011
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martedì, 29 marzo
Wah school starts tomorrow! Actually I’m kind of excited for it, except for the fact that it’s Mon-Fri at 9am! Best of luck to me on that placement exam, I’ll probs place in beginner. Sooo I went to the outside market today for the first time! I felt like a true local buying fresh fruits and veggies like the other Italians. We tried going to the Internet place to set up some kind...
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domenica, 27 marzo
Today was a long day! We started our historic tour of the city at 10am. Our guide, Tanya, was very good and I learned so much about Firenze from her! It would be impossible to talk about everything I saw because there was just too much! It was definitely a lot to take in. I did rub the porcellino’s (wild boar) nose and drop a coin so that I can sometime return to Florence again. How...
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Via dei Giraldi, Firenze, Toscana AKA my new home
sabato 26 marzo: I’m all moved in to my apartment! And I LOVE it! It’s a lot bigger than I imagined. Even from outside, it looks really old and small, but the apartments are actually really nice. Check out for the hostel was 10am, so I got up at 9. The other girls sleeping in the room with me were from the UK. Anyway, so I called a cab and headed for my apartment. It was the bumpiest...
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Ciao Italia!
I’m finally in Florence! But I had to go through many struggles to get here. My day was rough to say the least. Today was my first day of “winging it”. It all started in Heathrow airport. Let me just say I am not a fan of British Airways. They’re too strict and they almost made me pay extra for my luggage AND for my backpack. Not happening. Next time, I REALLY NEED TO PACK...
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"Pull ovahhh!"
(Title refers to what I kept hearing cops yell out today because drivers were being naughty)
Today was packed with so many stories and adventures, I don’t even know where to begin. I started the day with some chorizo, of course. Btw, Spanish and Portuguese food are making it up there on my favorites.
The day started out with Trafalgar Square where the big lions and the National Gallery...
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To be continued...
So I realize I won’t be able to write as often as I thought because I don’t have too much down time.. especially when I’m in Italy already. I arrived in London yesterday afternoon (Tuesday, 3/22). The flight was only 9 1/2 hours but I only slept for like 2.. which was weird because I was so exhausted that day. Maybe I was too excited or something. Anyway, the flight was...
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Oh hey Tumblr, it's been a while
My plane boards in an hour. I figured that’s enough time to write a little something before my flight. I usually just tweet things, but I know I won’t be able to do that all the time in Europe so I’ll just start writing blogs about my adventures. I know I’ll be reading through these in the future when I need to procrastinate during midterms/finals. Let me just start by...
December 2009
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“It’s not what others think of you. It’s what you think of yourself.”
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There’s always tomorrow. And if that turns out...
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“He who angers you conquers you.”
– Elizabeth Kenny (via justabystander) (via quote-book)
"Today, I saw a bunch of kindergarten kids...
(via fuckyeahhappy)
The Beatles <3
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“Hey I made it, I’m the world’s...
It's that time of the year again...
FINALS! :( To avoid getting my butt kicked by Anthro and Geography, I have to be MIA for one week.. stuDYING. So bye Tumblr, I’ll see you next Thursday!
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“Know God, know peace.
No God, no peace.”
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txtsfrmlstnght:
(864): Last day of classes. 1st day attending every class. I’m proud of myself
hahah I FEEL THE SAME WAY w/ my geog class!
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Budgeting 101
The holidays + being broke = NO BUENO. Therefore, I came up with a plan:
PRIORITIES:
Christmas (~$400) — I’ll try my best not to go over this!
New phone battery ($50)
Mid-year tuition increase ($585) :( = Winter Quarter total= ($3,048)
Housing for Winter Quarter = ($3,409)
Books for Winter Quarter ($225)
- No more random, impulsive online shopping!
- No more abusing of the...
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“People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
Forgive them...”
– Mother Teresa
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