Hey all,
This last weekend was fairly tame compared to every other weekend I've had hear in Italy. Saturday and Sunday were both very relaxing. Saturday, my host mom, Orsola, took Mackenzie and I to the beach. We went to a little town called Cecina just outside of Livorono. It's about a 2 hour drive by car to the western coast of Italy from Firenze. It was much more subdued than the beach at Viareggio. This beach had no sand, but was instead covered with the most beautiful stones and small pebbles. It sounds painful. Surprisingly, sleeping on the beach for a few hours was incredibly comfortable and peaceful. So the majority of my day included laying out, swimming, chatting with my host mom, and reading on the beach. Quite enjoyable, if I do say so myself!
Then on Sunday, a group of 6 us from the ACM participated in the Corri La Vita 5k cancer walk through the middle of Florence. It is annual even in Florence sponsored by Salvatore Ferragamo, who actually made an appearance both the walk began. It started in the Piazza della Signoria. I have never seen so many people packed into one town square. It was incredible to see how many people came out to support cancer prevention and research! I spent the rest of the day relaxing, cleaning, and doing homework. While it was significantly less busy, it was a very pleasant weekend. :)
It's freezing here. in the 50's and 60's during the day and 30's at night. It was so windy on Monday, a tree blew over as I drove past it and almost hit my car.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear about your close call with the tree. Hope you and your car are alright. I guess it's fair to say that fall has shown up in Iowa. I'm wondering if it will ever make it to Italy. I guess I'll just have to make the most of the nice weather while I can!
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