I'm going to Italy!

I'm going to answer all your boiling questions in one full swoop:
1. Where will you be? I'm going to be in Rome for my first semester, and Florence for my second.
2. When do you leave? August 23rd at 8am.
3. Where will you be staying? I'm staying in a residence apartment in Rome in the Trastevere neighborhood. I'm not sure where I'll be staying in Florence yet.
4. What will you be studying? Art history mostly, and Italian. I'm trying to minor in the language.
5. Do you know anyone who's going on the same program? Nope. I've met the people going to Rome  from UCSC, but besides that I'm starting completely from scratch. But a few friends from high school will be scattered about Europe.
6. Do you know any Italian? Un po'. I've taken one quarter of accelerated Italian this year, so I have a very basic understanding of Italiano.


Glad we're now all on the same page.

Along with clothes for work later tonight, this is whats in my purse today. We'll see how this changes in the next couple of months.

I have my passport, my visa, my flight arrangements and now, I have my blog.
Next step: Packing.