Friday June 9th

Hi guys,
I tried to write last night but my blogger was down. I wanted to send you photos but it says I need to download some stuff and this is not my computer so I don't think I can. I may be able to when I go to Milan to visit a friend in July. She may have access. I will ask her.

Thursday was marvelous the absoulte best day so far.
I went to walk around Florence after class. Believe me I will have the best legs before this trip is over. Then we went to the Piazza Michelangelo. Oh my gosh It is so beautiful. It is the 2nd most beautiful place in the world so far. Tulum still number 1. Well we sat up there and just laid on these steps carved into this hill that overlooks the city. It was a huge group of us. I have tried to send pictures but I can't seem to. It was so great. We just laid out and just talked. We have said we will go there once a week to just hang out. We talked in Italian and we got to know one another so much more. We said our last night we would go there with a bottle of wine and a candle to say bye. Oh, how sad already. Well then I just came home ate and came to write you guys but the Blogger was down.
I swear everyday I have lots of new friends. What is great about this school is everyone came compeltely alone. So we all bond very quickly because this is all we have is each other. People at the school are so nice and want to make friends so they don't feel alone like me so we bond so quickly. What usually would take a while happens in just mintures. I hang out most with this girl named Gabriela (Canada 22) and Zarah (Spain 19). I made lots of new friends just on the walk to the PiazzaMike (27 Finally from OC, Hector (18) from Chihuaha, Luis (22 from Mexico), Joe 27 from military in US, fought in Iraq and from US somewhere. There are so many people from Mexico here it should just be a school for mexican nationalities. There are a lot from Brazil as well. I will not write this weekend I will be super busy. On Saturday we are hopping a train to Empoli and then taking a short bus to Vinci. To visti the home of Leonardo Di Vinci. They say it is so beautiful there. I really just want to see what it is like outside the city. They say it is full of Vinyards and Olive Groves. That the hills are alive with (the sound of music, I know :)) beautiful flowers like Jasmine this time of year. Then on Sunday I am going to the beautiful town of Assisi. This is where the Franciscan fryers were started by Franisco who was said to have Stigmata in his life you may have heard of him. The city is also suppose to be very holy to other saints. Look it up a good homework assignment from the teacher in me and tell me what I will see? I expect some answers by Monday. Today we are going to view the first game of the world cup at this outdoor arena, eat dinner at a classmates house, and then Sunday I should be attending this great medivel soccer game. It is between like Rugby and Soccer. They play it in celebration to St. John the Baptist (Patron sait of Florence). It started in the 1400's and they still dress up for the game. They play 2 semi final games on the 11 and 18th. Then the final game on the day of John the 24th. I hope to be back from Assisi to see this game. So I won't write again to Monday probably. You guys have a great weekend.
Cioa
Martha