CIAO!

Hi everyone,

So sorry that I haven't posted until now! I hope everyone is doing well. Things are great here. I have a little sore throat...but I'm fine. I actually went into the pharmacy and said to them... my throat hurts and then they just gave me antibiotics! I love it. And they were like 5 euros! haha.

Well, I am getting settled in. I just finished my 2nd week of school. It is great. First off, all the people are amazing. I am in class with 24 people from: america, spain, france, sweden, norway, bulgaria, italy, austria, china, taiwan, thailand, holland, mexico, india,dubai, lebanon and the list goes on. It is so great to learn from them! I think I am actually learning more from them than I am in school. Haha!!! They are all so amazing and we have so much fun together.

As for school, we have already done 2 trips! We went last week to Pitti Uomo (which is the men's fashion fair for fall trends). It was amazing... quite a mess, but amazing. People running around. But it was great to see all the fashions and the cute italian men! Haha. All the girls were saying how we could write a better paper on the pitti people then the pitti fashion! Oh man! Then this past Thursday we went to Vicenza- a small town close to venice. It is where one of the biggest jewelry exhibits is held. There were over 1600 exhibitors and there was over 1 billion dollars in jewels there! It was crazy. We saw some of the most beautiful things. I happened to stumble upon a beautiful yellow diamond.. and decided i had to have it. I think I went back to look at it like 10 times! HA. The only bummer about the trip was that we had to take a bus 4 hours there at 6 am and then 4 hours home!

All in all, school is great, very laid back, but I think its just italian! Anyways, enough about school.

Lets talk about the fun stuff. I have made such good friends here in florence. I have been hanging out with some guys that I met through Neiman’s. They are Stefano Ricci’s (the menswear designer) sons. They are so so great. They really have made me feel welcome. They take me to dinner and we go out dancing. I am really thankful to have met them. It has been beyond fun!

I have so much to say….! Yesterday, I took my first trip. I went to Pisa to see the leaning tower with my friend Kirstin. It was so much fun. We took the train there in the morning and then we ate lunch and climbed the tower! It was so crazy. It was like a fun house. The stairs were all warped and at times your holding onto the wall because your being tilted (obviously). It was so much fun. Kind of high! But a blast. Check out my picture.!!! It was really tiring holding it up, but someone had to do it! Hahah

Well, Lastly, I wanted to tell everyone that I have a job! I started last night. I am only working one day a week, maybe 2. But its great. It is at a small resturant/bar called Naima. It is really laid back and we serve breakfast, lunch and apperitivo (you buy a drink and you can eat from a small buffet). It was so much fun. All of my friends came and hung out! It was very challenging though. I mean, I have never done anything like this in my life. And to learn it with all italian machines and ways of doing things! I was so confused. Haha! But my boss said I did great! And I even made some tips! Yeah!

Anyways, Im starting to get settled in here. Its been like a big vacation for the past week. Going out till 4.5… even 6 am! Haha, But Im starting to get settled in and I am absolutly loving every minute here!

I hope some of you come and visit me! I would love to have some visitors!

Love you all
Sarah

I am putting my photos up on ofoto! I don't know why its not working! I will attach the link in the next post.