no more jet lag

i just want to apologize to everyone about that lost post. i was real out of it when i wrote it. plus we haven't had like any time to sleep since they like to keep us running around like maniacs all the freaking time. but its fun stuff that we are doing so its ok.

yesterday we did a scavenger hunt with a bunch of italians. well i mean there were only two italians in each group. luckily i got with one that spoke english and was studying languages in her university. so we could communicate pretty well. although one time she asked me if i liked my thongs. and i was like thats a personal question. but then i realized she was looking at my feet and meant my flip flops. so i told her i loved my thongs.

come to think of it, i should probably stop wearing flip flops around here b/c the italians keep giving me crazy looks. but i don't care. they are way more comfy than my other shoes at the moment. which really makes me mad because i broke in my walking shoes all summer and the first time i wore them i got a blister. whatever.

so the scavenger hunt was fun. and we walked around for 3 and a half hours straight with no breaks. and then we went and ate pizza at like 9:30. i mean i like italian pizza and all but we have had it like every meal. but it was still good. but i accidentally dropped my fork on the floor halfway through so i stopped eating it. oh well. these things happen.

after we finished we had to come and trek up the hill to the villa. let me tell you about this hill. it is a mountain. i am not kidding. you are just going about your business strolling along and then all of a sudden you feel like you are climbing in the alps. except its hot. but every time i get faster at it so thats something.

today we went to this welcome event in this really pretty room. the mayor of florence was there and he had on a nice sash. every american student studying abroad in florence this semester was there and they were showing pictures from our scavenger hunt on this huge screen. so everyone probably thinks we are crazies b/c we all looked like crap in the pictures. but its ok. then the people got up and started making long speeches in italian. and like all of us fell asleep. which i felt bad about but i couldn't help it. before the speeches though, these guys who looked like they belonged in a robin hood movie blew these trumpets, all midevial style. and i looked at one of their faces afterwards and he looked like the snake in robin hood after he got stuck in the wine barrell and was drunk. don't worry if you can't picture it b/c i took a picture of him. then we got set loose in florence to find dinner. we got pasta and a coke for 10 euro. the guy gave us a deal. and then afterwards he gave us a card for this pub where if you went and got a pint and got them to punch your card, and did that 8 times, you got your 9th pint free. we didn't have the heart to tell him that he was wasting the cards. so we said thanks. and went about our business.

i really really like italy. it is very pretty. and i finally took pictures that prove i am here today. because before today i had no pictures with me in them. i will do my best to post them on here soon.

i miss all of you! and i will try to be good about posting on here.