Update on Italy!! I arrived here on the 6th of September late at night after over 25 hours of travel!! My flight had been cancelled in Paris so I had to wait for 6 hours! Anyways I finally got here and went through a weekend of orientation, learning about the city, filling out paperwork, and getting acquainted with the people here and the city itself. Let me explain a little about Florence and Italy in general. Florence is in the heart of Tuscany, a region of Italy in the upper middle section of the country. It is the city that was the birth of the Renaissance and therefore is home to numerous artwork and amazing architecture. The city is very very old and you can see it in the cobblestone streets and buildings. At the center
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