Gelata in Florence: this week at camp la pietra

The weeks are seeming to go by fast and fast as time progresses here in Tuscany. This week we experienced some nice rain and thunder storms, they made the olive groves nice and green, though the low temperatures of this mid-september storm scared me, the LA girl, cause it definitely felt like winter in LA( except with 10 times more rain here ). Either way, the week was calm and peaceful, no major disasters that I can recall. The worst of my annoyances right now being how i can't seem to draw myself from my bed, and i keep having to swat the same fly away from my computer screen every 5 seconds.

Thursday night the ladies and I dressed all kinds of up and cranked that soulja boy *1)... if you dont know what that is: learn here

Well, Friday we were Supposed to go to Fiesole for a freshman trip to an old ampitheater, but it was pouring cats and dogs so they cancelled it. We spent some of the day in town, just checking out the people and ducking into shops here and there. *2)

Friday night proved to be a very special treat. The Villa La Pietra hosts all kinds of artsy fartsy functions all the time, and most time we get to attend them. So friday night the Royal Shakespeare company was previewing their new play "The Giant" by Tony Sher, and its about the carving of THE DAVID... from the commision and the selection of the artist, to the man who was the model ( a real hottie). We didnt get to see the entire thing, and they weren't in costume, but it was true quality for a new play.
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Saturday i lazed around until the Sabatini famly came up to meet me, i showed them La Pietra, then they took me up to the Piazza Michaelangelo, to some church a little farther up the hill, and then down back to the center. I went around with Edoardo, and we had a the freddo di limone at the bar on the roof of a fancy department store. the view was lovely. We tried to go see a film but they were all closed. :(

Then when we met back up with Massimo, Raphaella and Camilla they took me back to their house which is just a few minutes from my school, and i played with Camilla (She's 5) for a while, she definitely thinks I am the stupidest thing in all of italy. We went out to dinner by Santa Croce, got gelato at the Vivoli Gelateria and then home sweet home at last. *4)

Now its Sunday bumday and we're just watching youtube videos and attempting to read....

picture time is here:

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