So Tuesday was our first day of classes at Lorenzo di Medici. We all knew that this day would come, it's bad to admit this but when you're studying abroad, school seems secondary. Classes were fun and I know I'm going to learn a lot, but college has always been about the life lessons for me & I'm excited to see what the LORD is going to teach me just by being here.
That's just the beginning of a fantastic Tuesday... so that night Tom, Amberle, Sara and I went to a free, check it, FREE concert inside of the Duomo!!!! Inside of the Duomo!!!! How cray-cray is that!!!! It was religious opera music and it filled the Duomo. The echos and the grader of everything was fantastic. But then we heard some fun, lively, festive music outside... so we ditched the Duomo and joined this huge crowd of Florentines celebrating Festa della Rificolona, the Procession of Lanterns in honor of the Virgin Mary. It was incredible!!! We walked from the Duomo square to San Marco Square with Florentines who had beautiful, decorative lanterns. There was a band, it was energetic, it was so much fun. Once we got to the square, it was packed. People, booths, lanterns, music, food, everything... the senses were overwhelmed. It was a surreal night. Being submerged in a culture is what studying abroad is all about!!! Having difficulty finding another tourist around you is a freeing and joyous feeling. For a moment, I felt legitimately Italian... yes, even with my bright ginger hair. Being Italian... I could get used to that.
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