Home Sweet Home- In Florence That Is

Home sweet home is not a mistake guys. Florence is really beginning to feel like our new home because every time we go away for a couple of days and get back it is like a sigh of relief. I know you guys are thinking, "Is he crazy, he was in Rome why would he be happy to be back in Florence.". I will try to explain. After only 2 and a half weeks in Florence we pretty much know the streets, neighbors, and the shop owners making it feel like we have been here forever. When we leave on the weekends we are going to a new city/country and we know absolutely nothing about it so it takes almost the whole time we are there to get used of it, therefore we enjoy it for a couple of days then you are ready to leave and head home

I left off yesterday just waking up from a nap and going to grab a bite to eat. Some of us decided to go get a bottle of wine then eat and on the way out some other UL students told us about a pub crawl that was taking place at 9. None of the roommates wanted to go.... Needless to say I skipped dinner and joined the pub crawlers and I have to say this was no mistake. We all had the greatest time. The first bar we went to we had an open bar and after an hour and a half we were headed to the next bar and feeling great. The group had to take a bus to the next bar which ended up being 30 minutes of mayhem and just plain fun. We knew it was time to leave when a certain someone (not gonna say any names because I am sure our wonderful teachers are gonna read this) decided he was going to accidentally throw a glass down, but it was not that serious. We all looked at each other, laughed, and headed for the exit. This was probably the funniest moment of the trip. We headed to the next bar where we stayed for 20 minutes got our T-Shirt and headed back to the hotel.


This morning my roommates decided it was a great idea to wake up at 7:30 and go on an adventure around Rome. I am glad they drugged me out of bed because the Pantheon was amazing. We got there and had five minutes to look around before they kicked everyone out to set up for the mass. Next on our list was the Spanish steps which we climbed up and took pictures from the top. We then went eat lunch and headed back to the hotel because by 1 we were ready for a bed but had to wait. The group just got back and I must say that Rome was amazing but when we got off of the train in Florence everyone had a smile on their face because all we wanted was food, wine, and Our Home.

By the way, Mrs. Pat this is for you and all those times you hassled me ;)