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Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Castiglion Fiorentino September 11th 2011

Hello again! I'm trying to get better about posting pictures each day because I know it's more interesting than my writing lol so here are some from today! We went on a 7K hike today, which I want to say is about 4.5 miles or so...either way, it was pretty tough! But I felt bad for the people that heard it was more of a wine tasting type thing & wore sandals :-/ We saw so much from where we were, it was unbelievable! At the very end we ate in the shade of a vineyard at picnic tables. When we showed up they had huge bottles of water & wine & awesome food waiting for us! Omg...it was the perfect lunch. Then a couple of my girlfriends & I went to find a restroom at ... read more
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Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Castiglion Fiorentino September 3rd 2011

We went to Arezzo today to see more churches & other stuff. They had this festival going on & an antique market type thing...didn't find anything that I just HAD to have, but still interesting. We ate pizza for lunch...& it was the real deal...then some gelato ice cream which was obviously amazing! They have it everywhere. I'm back at the center now relaxing after a long, hot day. My feet hurt so bad from all the walking. I thought for sure I'd gain weight on this trip but I don't see how I possibly could! I'm really happy here though...I've met some wonderful people too. Anyway, I'm going to lay down for awhile before dinner. I mainly wanted to get some pictures up for ya'll. I'll try to get on skype later tonight, xoxo.... read more
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Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Castiglion Fiorentino September 2nd 2011

Ok...so I'm the most blessed girl in the world!! This place is everything I imagined and more. I get butterflies thinking about the fact that I got this opportunity...I'm going to be a professional world traveler, ha! :) Anyways, I can't remember if I said it before but I'm staying in Castiglion Fiorentino at a place called Santa Chiara. This study center has been housing A&M students for 21 of the 30 years that A&M has had this program, it used to be located in another town. There's not much to it, the rooms are TINY, with 2-4 students in each. Our bathrooms are almost identical to an airplane bathroom, plus a shower added. Yah, not even kidding! We have no AC here, neither does the rest of the town. We sleep with our windows open ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Castiglion Fiorentino September 1st 2011

HEY EVERYBODY!! Gotta make this quick cause I have a meeting soon. I got a phone a minute ago but can't call anyone for another hour & I didn't buy many minutes because all INCOMING calls are free for me, not so much for outgoing calls. To make it cheap for ya'll too, DO THIS! Go to skype.com On the page it has a place to type in where you would like to call. Select UNLIMITED EUROPE. It's only $5.99/month! Most phone plans really get you for international calls. Skype makes it really cheap. Also, if you have a smart phone, I'm pretty sure you can download a skype application & call straight from your phone instead of from the computer every time. My number is 338-127-9015 in Italy. Hopefully I don't have any creeps calling ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Castiglion Fiorentino August 31st 2011

Hello family & friends! I finally made it to Santa Chiara, the center where I'm staying. We're 7 hours ahead here so it's almost 9 & I'm about to head to bed. Everything went very smoothly today, this place is amazing. I feel like I'm in a dream...seriously! I wish everyone could experience this with me!!! Anyways, there's a long line of people wanting to use the computers because our WiFi is down so I'm going to cut this short. Tomorrow I'm going to get a phone & I will let you know the number if you want to call me :) Love you all very much!!!!! Goodnight! PS for those of you that don't have my skype name, its Jemerson122. ... read more




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