So, sad to say but my amazing study abroad experience at Lorenzo de' Medici has finally drawn to a close. We had a great finish to the program and I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to spend some time with some really awesome people that I did not know before the trip. It's been refreshing to meet so many interesting people who share the same passion for traveling and experiencing new and exciting cultures.
Our last day we were able to go to an ancient Florentine football game, called
Calcio Fiorentino. The game was going on because there was a holiday going on commemorating St. John the Baptist. Basically a bunch of guys are thrown into a huge arena and play a game that's basically a mixture of rugby, football, and soccer except ten times more violent and there are practically no rules. Apparently the teams consist of ex-convicts and professional boxers...whattt?! It was quite the sight to see and I couldn't believe we got to see something so unique. Our team, Santa Croce, even won!
After the game we finished with probably one of the best Italian dinners my entire stay--the spaghetti Carbonara. Delizioso!! After dinner we headed to the Ponte Vecchio river for a spectacular fire work show and floating latterns that illuminated the Florentine sky.
While my study abroad program is now finished, my adventures in Italy are far from over. Today I met up with my mom, sister, and cousin Kelly and couldn't have been happier to see them in the Roma Termini train station--yes some tears of joy were graciously shed. What a relief---I am not a fan of traveling anywhere alone and lugging my heavy luggage was not so easy. We will be touring all the wonderful sights of Rome until we emark on our seven-day Mediterranean cruise around Greece & Turkey----be back...NEVER! : D
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