We arrived in Florence after a 3 hour bus ride from Rome. Immediately upon our arrival we were split into our apartments. Each apartment houses 2-4 people and has two floors: the top floor contains the beds, and the bottom floor includes the kitchen, dining room, and a spacious bathroom. The apartments are beautiful and they all surround a small courtyard.
After we unpacked, we headed straight for the Academia museum, where we saw Michaelangelo's "David". The statue is much bigger than I thought it would be, and it's positioned in a way that makes it spring up unexpectedly. I turned around a corner and there it was, right infront of me!
After we left the museum, each apartment was given money to buy groceries. In Florence, we feed ourselves for breakfast and lunch. Many groups struggled with staying under budget, but my 1 roommate and I spent almost our exact amount of money.
In the evening we were split into groups to do a picture scavenger hunt that sent us all over our neighborhood. We were given a list of objects and people that we had to find and we needed to navigate ourselves around the city in order to take pictures of the objects. My group found the most objects on the list so we won a free gelatto, paid for by our leaders.
Most nights in Florence we will be eating our dinners in 'cooking groups'. A small group of students will go to an apartment and cook their own meal together, under the supervision of a leader. Most dinners will be simple dishes, but I'm excited to see how the meals turn out!
