S P R I N G B R E A K

Hey everyone!! 

After finally being done with midterms I can begin my spring break in peace! So I had a really busy week, I had 3 midterm projects due on Tuesday and Wednesday and as the procrastinator I tend to be, I ended up pulling all nighters since Sunday night!

School is more challenging than I thought it would be, for some reason I thought my classes were going to be super easy and I wouldn't have a lot of work but it's not like that at all. I guess I just need to come to terms that I'm here to study essentially rather than on vacation. So I probably need to invest more time in school daily rather than waiting until the last minute!

Here I'm sharing a picture of one of the projects I did for one of my classes, I was really happy with the outcome, I guess it was worth the 29 hours I put in the day/night before it was due! :P

I've been having a really good time lately, and it's about to get better too! :) I had the chance to visit Siena this past weekend and it was absolutely beautiful, the city is just how I imagined Italy would look like. 

  

Something different that I recently noticed is that people here don't usually carry water bottles, and I haven't seen water fountains either. I saw one in Piazza del Campo in Siena, and it was like a really low to the ground fountain. I wish I took a picture of it. 

Again, if you would like to see daily updates of my time in abroad, follow me on instagram @flohernandez3 or  snapchat @flohernandez3

Now it's time for me to pack and get ready for my Spring Break Trip :D!!!

Thank you for reading,

Flor in Florence

U P D A T E

Hi Everyone!!

I know it has been a while since my last post, but I just haven't found the time to do it, but I promise I will be on top of it this time..

Up until this month I didn't really feel anything different. For some reason my mind was just thinking this was a temporary situation, more like a vacation rather than what I'm actually doing here. So yeah, it took a little while to get used to living here.

A month has passed by and but I still have a couple more months and I'm excited of the new experiences and things I've learned during this trip!

I took this picture when we went to the "Bacio al Piazzale" 

Kiss at the Michelangelo Plaza 

The following are a few things I've learned while being here! I hope this gives you an insight of how its like to live in a different country.

C U L T U R E

▬ It's actually pretty rare to see people wearing sporty outfits/workout clothes on a regular basis(unless they're actually working out)

▬ You don't really tip people for their services here, but some restaurants/bars/cafes have like a cover fee

▬ People don't eat an actual breakfast here, they usually have colazione which is a pastry and a cappuccino

L A N G U A G E

▬ Italian is more difficult than I thought it would be

▬ I came thinking that it would be more similar to Spanish, and some words really are, and I may understand some, but when it comes to actually speaking I'm lost...

I'm gonna keep this post short because I don't want to bore you, but I promise I will be back with more. I will be updating this blog every Wednesday so feel free to come back for more!

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Thank you for reading,

Flor in Florence