It seemed as though we would never get here!
Overall, the plane travel was fantastic. I was lucky enough to sit with my friends Tyler and Libby on the 8 hour flight and then on the flight from Amsterdam to Rome I sat next to a nice Dutch man who was on his way to Rome for a conference for Roman History/Classics professors. I got a nice view of American Politics from the outside and I learned plenty about Dutch politics as well.
When we arrived in Rome we were greeted with this face...(I Hope it shows up)
That's Kyle the Assistant Director of HUF.
Unfortunately, we did not make it to Scandicci before dark...so, our first walk up the hill (which is quite a trek!) was in the dark. But, we made the most of it and that means it will be that much more impressive tomorrow.
The house is beautiful. I'm in a room with 4 other girls and we have a bathroom right outside the room which is very convenient.
We had dinner and filled out a bunch of forms tonight; in the morning we rise early for breakfast and off on our first trip into town together.
Dr Weaver - Don't worry, I hugged Mona and Robbie immediately.
Sidenote: On the way to Florence as we were driving through Tuscany I heard someone ask, "Which mountains are these?" And I (almost just out of habit) said, "The Apennines." I think Latin did me some good.
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Just wait to see how impressive it all looks when the trees turn green and the grapevines start to leaf out.
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