I’m home. My flight landed at 12:17pm and it felt great. Sure, Iowa is colder than Florence, but it’s worth it. I woke up around 10pm (Central Time) on Tuesday night to go to the airport in Florence. 50 hours of travel later and I’m home. I was surprised how easily I made it through […]
ContinueFlorence, Italy: Flight Selections – No Choice
One of the many themes I’ve finally accepted this semester is that choice isn’t always the best thing. An great instance on my flight to Chicago is the choice of TV shows. On my flight over, each seat had its own TV set. I was able to choose any of the 12 channels that I […]
ContinueFlorence, Italy: Personalities Make the Difference
I LOVE airport people who have good personalities. When I got to the airport this morning and checked in for my flight to Chicago, the American Airlines flights require passengers to go through a question-answer screening process before even being allowed to get the boarding pass. The lady asking me questions was hilarious. Here’s my […]
ContinueFlorence, Italy: An Ocean Still to Cross
Allora, my flight to Frankfurt was relaxing, but the airport was definitely not. After getting off the plane I made my way to the American Airlines ticket counter two concourses from my gate and talked to the wonderful clerk. Transatlantic flights are dependent upon three key components: 1) a plane, 2) passengers arriving on time, […]
ContinueFlorence, Italy: Evidence of Change
Yesterday I wrote that change is bittersweet; it’s so true. Today I had four different flights to catch. Knowing today’s transportation systems, I should have known better than to think it would happen problem-free. I made my Florence flight to Rome without a problem. The sleep I got on it was great; I’d only slept […]
ContinueFlorence, Italy: Advent Anticipation
One of the many themes that rules my life is the anticipation I suffer when approaching a transition. For every summer activity I start focusing on the next thing approaching when I’m only 90% (and sometimes 70%) of the way through the summer. My energy always starts to fizzle out right before the end so […]
ContinueFlorence, Italy: Assisi
Day trips are now too easy for me. Why pay for a night in a hotel when you can do all of the sightseeing in a day? Today’s trip was to Assisi. I began the morning with a brutal start. Brett and Erin went with me, so we decided to meet at the train station […]
ContinueFlorence, Italy: Oh the Irony
The ironies of life never stop occurring. That’s probably both a blessing and a curse (hence ironies). My aunt Becky told me mid-semester that a friend of hers had a daughter studying in Spain who I needed to get in touch with. Kelsie and I both e-mailed each other throughout the semester and she decided […]
ContinueFlorence, Italy: Il Latini
Tonight the TCU group decided to go to Il Latini, a GREAT restaurant in Florence. Erin got us reservations and had heard of this place on the Food Network. It didn’t disappoint. As you’ve already gathered from other writings, Italy is a country very nonchalantly meticulous with food; they want it to have the best […]
ContinueFlorence, Italy: The Marathon of Rome
Today I did a marathon trek through Rome. You may be thinking — that’s a lot of miles — and you’d be right (if talking in KMs). It wasn’t an actual marathon, but it was such an endurance challenge that it felt like one. I’m starting the habit of leaving early whenever I go somewhere […]
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