Yesterday a guy told me that I look Sicilian (which might have just been to butter me up, but I don't care). And today, an Italian girl, who I assume speaks no English, stopped ME to ask for directions, which I successfully gave her...in Italian. It's official. I'm a local!! : )
Things I've learned since living here...
- Florence has a LOT of tourists, which gets annoying when walking to class means fighting through crowds with cameras.
- The people who live in my building really hate Americans.
- Cars, mopeds and even horsedrawn carraiges will run you over if you are in their way.
- Evaluating wine is actually pretty difficult and I'm really bad at it...for now.
- Spraining your ankle and not being able to walk is so much harder than you think it will be.
- Strawberries make for better chasers than limes.
- Going out nearly every night for more than 3 weeks really will wear your body down...whoda thunk.
- Italians truly are more attractive and more well-dressed than Americans.
- Likewise, Italian children are more adorable than American children.
- Gelato > Ice cream
- Cab drivers are angry people.
- A guy will always walk a girl home without being asked, solely out of habitual politeness.
- On the other hand, occasional rudeness is not only recommended...it's necessary, because 70% of the male attention is extremely annoying.
- Bar owners make for sketchy bosses.
- Gypsies are fascinating.
- Eating after 8pm actually is okay. Dinner at 10pm is becoming a habit.
- Watching a bartender make your drink with fresh fruit is way better than watching him make it with juice.
- I really really enjoy my Travel Writing class even though every one in it is a much better writer than I am.
- People in America complain about EVERYTHING.
Things I miss (so far) from home...
- My dog
- My car
- Milk sold by the gallon
- My bed
- Baseball
- Cold weather
..and that's about it. I love it here.
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