Apartment Living

Today we finally moved into our apartment which we will be staying in for the next four months. Words cannot describe how great it feels to not be living out of my suitcase. Our second was definitely better than the first, but this apartment is unreal. The building is right in the middle of the central market and we have some nice views of the buildings and streets below...also if you stick our head out of our window in our room you can see the Basilica di San Lorenzo. Alex and I share a large room with two beds and lots of closet space. (there is even a tv in the room!) The kitchen/living room is very nice and just one big room. The entire place is very clean, sleek and modern looking. We have plenty of dishes, cooking essentials, and linens. I feel as if I am living in New York but when I look outside I see the beautiful streets of Florence. We are lucky enough to be right across from the large market where we can buy produce, meat and other groceries we might need. I am excited to perfect my italian cooking (or start it for that matter) and bring home some yummy recipes. Alex and I went to this really tiny super market and bought some essentials, aka pasta, nutella, olive oil, coffee, tea, hot coco, etc. It was a fun experience actually. We are living next door to four boys we know from chapman and it is definitely going to be a wild semester, I don't think the boys have an 'off' switch. For the past few hours we have all been trying to figure out the internet...for some reason I was the only person who could log in...turns out the password was written down funny and I entered it wrong but it turned out to be correct. Silly Italy.

Overall, today has been a huge relief. Moving in brings a lot of peace of mind and security. I also don't feel as frazzled or dirty. Hostel living was fun, we met some really awesome people, like our Canadian friend Charles or our robust friend Terra from Colorado who has been traveling around the world for the past 13 months. Costansa, our tour guide who made a funny Seinfeld joke in regards to her name. I was tempted to call her George from then on out.

Italy has opened my eyes to what life is like after college. I am fending for myself, problem solving as I go and just growing more accustom to change. I love it. I have never been so happy and free in my whole life and I will be sure to enjoy each day because the next four months will go by faster than I expect.

Cheers to you, for reading my blog and supporting me on my adventures. I shall drink this glass of wine in your honor.

Ciao!