Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Arrividerci America!






The trip to Florence was quite an interesting one. Shortly after arriving at Dulles, I met Ana, Samantha, Hayley, Ilana, Rachel, Joe, and AJ. We all patiently awaited our departure and got to know each other while discussing our expectations for this trip. We then got on the plane, everything was going very well and we were all having fun. A few hours into our flight we hit turbulence, and things took an odd turn. I made a wonderful first impression on my fellow classmates and new friends by fainting in the aisle of the plane. After I was alright and everyone had a good laugh at my expense, we arrived in Munich. With our short layover time we had to make a dash through the airport, and finally got on our plane to Florence. The plane was very small, hot, and playing an odd assortment of American music; not to mention that is was delayed. We finally took off on the final leg of our trip into Florence.

Upon our arrival i realized that I had lost a bracelet, and when Ilana told me that one of the flight attendants had found it but ran off with it, I spent my first 20 minutes in Florence hunting down the German Lufthansa stewardess who had my bracelet. Unfortunately I was unable to find her, so we left in the pouring rain to go to our hotel. Finally, we got to the hotel, and we were officially in Florence. All of the mishaps that happened are now just something to laugh at because being in this incredible city has made it all worthwhile.

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