Blogs from Perugia, Umbria, Italy, Europe - page 3

6 days later..hello again. Unfortunately, nothing's really been going on so there's not much to blog about. Since it's been Carnivale, we've gone out a few times with masks on and seen people with ridiculous costumes and more masks. It's been a two week celebration here for sure. People are out and dressed in costume every night it seems! Last night, with little persuading from a friend, I decided to go out to celebrate Mardi Gras even though I have two midterms to study for... At least I have all day today to do that since they're both on Thursday. When would I have the chance to do that again? Of course I had to go. The whole "nothing's-happening-so-no-blogs" excuse will all change starting this Friday the 24th!! Here are the official plans as of right ... read more

Complete change of plans! I decided not to go to La Spezia because, since I've been there many times, I decided to save the money for something else. I also decided not to go to Budapest because the flights became very expensive and I did not want to go badly enough that I was willing to pay extra. This past weekend I went to Florence with one of my roommates and a girl in my Human Development class. I had a lot of fun. The hostel that we stayed at, Luna Rossa, was very nice, which had been my main concern. I bought two bags for myself and one for my mom. I knew I was going to spend a lot of money, which is why I am kind of glad that Budapest didn't work out. ... read more

I know I said I most likely wouldn’t post another blog before I went to Florence. I guess I just assumed I wouldn’t do anything in between that time, but I lied. I couldn’t let these pictures go unshared. Today we woke up to the one form of weather I hate most: SNOW. And I’m not talking the cute flurries we had in class last night, I’m talking a blizzard. From our window we saw cars parked, covered in snow, an accident with 2 more cars and people shuffling along with umbrellas. What we didn’t see was the great view we normally get to enjoy every morning when we open our window…it was just white. All day I have been mentally complaining and hating everyone who told me last year it snowed, but it was one ... read more

I'm not doing a blog entry every day anymore. I have classes Monday - Thursday, so those days I usually don't do anything and have nothing to write about. I'll try to write once a week. This weekend I'm going to Florence and La Spezia! I can't wait!!! Two places that I love. Then in about two weeks I'm probably going to Budapest, which will be awesome! I need to buy a dictionary though because none of us speak the language. Hopefully the hostel won't be too sketchy, that (and getting lost) are my two biggest fears. But I really can't wait! I also am trying to convince my friend to go to Sicily with me, and have to figure out when we would do that. If we don't go over spring break, I am going ... read more

Finally back to blogging! After another failed attempt to make a timely entry, here I am a week later writing about last week’s adventure. Last week, my roommates and I took a day trip to Pisa and learned that there really isn’t a whole lot to do there besides check out that leaning tower. In fact, Pisa smells pretty bad if I do say so myself. After wandering around probably the entire city we finally found the tower, and I had to laugh because the first thing I noticed was all the people scattered across the lawn doing the same pose. And that’s exactly what we came to do! We had to take the classic pictures pretending to hold up the Leaning Tower of Pisa because a trip to Italy would be incomplete without it. After ... read more