Ciao, Firenze!

Since I have never written a blog before, I have no idea if I am doing this correctly.  The trip over really wasn’t too bad.  The flight was smooth, and everything was pretty much on time.  The leg room and food left a lot to be desired, but what can you expect when you’re flying on a student ticket?  We arrived in Firenze shortly before noon and it had already been raining for several hours.  We all boarded a bus to NYU’s campus on the top of a huge hill in the city.  The views are absolutely amazing even when the weather is bad, so I can only imagine what it’ll be like in the spring!   Checking in wasn’t too bad, and I was able to get to my apartment within half an hour of receiving my keys.  The apartment is not at all what I expected, but so much more.  It is in this cool little Florentine neighborhood where all of the locals live.  We have several bedrooms and 17 people living here in total.  It is a short walk (5-10 minutes) to the Ponte Vecchio!!!  I do not have pictures yet since it was dark by the time I got unpacked and went to dinner.  I’ll be sure to take a ton in the coming days so you can see what it’s like.