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 classes. :) We got her a scarf so everytime she wears it she’s gonna think of us. She treated to some drinks at a bar near the school then we said our good-byes. Last night, I went out with the girls (Phoebe, Katharina, Anna & Leticia) in Santo Spirito and had aperitivo. It was a lot of fun, Anna got a little too drunk. haha I’m gonna miss them a lot! Hopefully I’ll meet up with Phoebe when I’m in London and we can hang out sometime. I really enjoyed my Italian class because we were such a diverse group! Now whenever I want to travel to England(even though I already have an aunt in London), Brazil, Russia, Japan, or Germany I’ll know someone and have a place to stay :) 

Today I had lunch with the Chiara and the GSE girls one last time. We had amazing pizza that of course, I could never finish. I saw little Elena again, she’s so precious! I’m gonna miss Chiara so much, she’s the best! I can’t imagine my experience in Italy without her. She’s been there everytime I had a question/concern and she’s also there when you just wanna hang out and grab a gelato or something.

In conclusion, this whole Eurotrip and living/studying in Italy business cost me an arm, a leg, and a kidney… but it was all worth it. Like Jessie J said, “it’s not about the money, money, money.” The experience is worth far more than any dollar (or Euro) amount. I’ve really had the time of my life and I will never ever forget this experience. I’ve learned and grown so much from this. Now the hard part is when I leave, I’m gonna have reverse culture shock. I can just imagine myself in London always saying “Grazie” or “Scusa” without even realizing I’m not in Italy anymore :( I haven’t even left yet and I already miss it. I have only 4 days left in Florence, so I’m gonna cherish it like no other. I consider Firenze as my home, and I can’t believe I’m gonna be leaving it already. I’m definitely gonna miss the gelato, lampredotto, and bistecca. And hanging out in the piazzas :/ WAHHH.

My brother and my aunt come tomorrow and we’re gonna be travelling around Italy, Paris, and London until the end of June. I’m excited but at the same time sad because it’s not gonna be the same. I won’t have my Italian apartment to look forward to going home to after the trip. Oh well, I just have to suck it up. Allora, buon viaggio to us!