

the swing of traveling
Happy leap year! It's been about two weeks since my last post, and I have had a couple of fun-filled weekends since then. During the week...


Actually Seeing Florence
Given that not too many out-of-the-ordinary things happen to me throughout the week, or at least they didn't this week, I'll start with...


avventure veneziano
I had my first day of school this week! (First day of school picture! Also a trip to the dollar store) It took me all week, but I finally...


getting to know you
It's my sixth day in my lovely little city of Firenze, and I can't tell if it feels like we just got here, or that we've been here for...


Ciao Chicago, London, and Paris. Ciao
Let the adventures begin! Leaving O'Hare (and showing off my Wisconsin pillow, obviously.) I’ve been awake for the past 22 hours, which...


stay calm... but get excited
So I leave to go to the airport in approximately 24 hours... I go back and forth between being pretty calm and reserved for decent...
28 days til take off
Merry Christmas lovely people! On my favorite holiday of the year it was officially one month before I leave for Florence, Italy,...