Florence, Italy Trip Assignment 1 January 2, 2018 Jo Ann Smith Hello, (Salve) Family, friends, co-workers and past co-workers, Some of you may not know that I've been taking Apparel Design and Merchandising classes at EKU, loving the classes and learning so much. (You're never too old to learn something new.) In January, I have the opportunity to study abroad in Florence, Italy. I'm so excited and can't wait for the adventure to begin. I've already started packing and learning Italian (well, listening to the CD's anyway) and picking up some of it. Our first assignment is to blog about how we are preparing for the upcoming trip. It's my understanding that we will be learning about the Italian culture and to speak the language, visiting museums and a vineyard, taking a cooking class or two,
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