torture D: I think it may be time for a nice long journal about the wonderful world of Italy. So, I was like, updating on the spot until yesterday, when the brilliant Tiffany said she wrote all her LJs out BEFORE she went to the café. Duhr…I can save my precious precious minutes for Gaia. Oh Gaia…but that’s another entry for another day. So, lets begin with a lovely description of the usual day here in Florence.

First I wake up at 7:30 (yes, that is in the AM… D:) and walk to class. Then I endure a nice hour long lecture on some sort of art history. I usually zone out halfway through the thing. Then, we set out on an excursion. Now, our fearless leader DP21, though he looks old, could outwalk the best of them. So, after a brisk walk to wherever we’re going, we have more lecture on the spot. And then when the day comes to a close, I pass out on the couch watching MTV.

So that’s a good rundown of a basic day here in the world of Italy. We’re in a constant state of go. It’s exhausting, but worth it. For example, Today (the 10th) we went to Siena and I saw Lorenzetti’s Effects of Good and Bad Government. I snuck pictures, but they didn’t come out too well…still, it was pretty cool.

And now that you have a rundown of a basic day, I think it may be time to meet the professors. The people in charge of my grade…I often forget I’m getting those at the end of this…
DP21: Or Dr. Patrick for most people. He’s the really fast guy, that makes us write stupid Journals. Oh how I hate those Journals. I’ve actually had DP for Intro to Art…I had to write a stupid essay in that class too. Anyway, he’s the resident art historian and super speed walker.
Jeff Dell: My Drawing professor. He lived in Venice once upon a time, and he’s fluent in Italian…so when I need to know what something says, or how to get it I ask him.
Weller: or Eric…or Eric Weller. He’s the Photography professor. I like him, because he isn’t in charge of my grade XD
David: Oh David, you are quite a Character. I swear, every sentence this man says must hold the words So and Basically. So Basically he’s a pretty cool guy. He instructs the drawing class along with Mr. Jeff Dell. He’s also the dude that runs Artis
Nadia: David’s Italian wife, and the mom. She is just like a mom, the one you go to with any problem. She’s the one that solved the mystery of the hives. We like her.

And so concludes the introductions.

Now for a brief summery of the day’s events, Saturday the 11th
We went to Siena and then to the town of San Gimignano. There I went to a torture museum and then ate world famous gelato. Is it wrong that I find torture devices morbidly fascinating? Is it wrong that I enjoyed a big bowl of gelato afterwards?

I didn’t think so.

In 2 days I go to Venice.

I’m riding a Gondola, no matter how much it cost gosh dernit!
Gondola!  ¶ 2:24 PM