Here's another word document update! I hope that people are able to read them this way and that it's not too difficult to download-- It just makes things a lot easier for my mom to print out for my grandmothers who don't have technology.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18720728/Blog%20Feb%2026%202011.docx
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Assisi and Siena
Longer blog post to hopefully follow soon (we have two days of wine school, so hopefully our schedule will have a little more free time....rough life, I know) but the long and the short of it:
1)St. Francis of Assisi has probably been my favorite church we have visited so far. The town of Assisi itself is beautiful and has a fantastic view.
2)Siena is very cool and seems to be more college student friendly than the other cities we have been to before. I am really excited to see the city more tomorrow. Hopefully at least a few things will be open, even though it's Sunday
3)I never realized how much I enjoyed having free time to just be alone, because usually I hate being alone. Being with the same group 24/7 has been quite a change of pace and I find myself needing the night time to just catch a little break and enjoy peace and quiet.
4)TUSCANY IS SO BEAUTIFUL!!!! Even though it's winter and everything is bare, it's still gorgeous. Today i took a nap on the bus when we were driving from Assisi to Siena and I woke up and was angry that I had been sleeping through such beautiful countryside. One day I would definitely like to come back when things are in season and it's even greener. I tried to take a few pictures, but nothing can really capture the essence of the view. We've been hiking up a lot more hills as of late (which is good, considering the amount of pasta we've been eating!) but the best views are definitely from the top of the mountain.
5) In the words of Katie Love: "I am a sleepy chicken"..... even though I don't really understand this phrase....I know it means that I am tired and I am going to bed.
Hope all is well with everyone! Lots of Love!
1)St. Francis of Assisi has probably been my favorite church we have visited so far. The town of Assisi itself is beautiful and has a fantastic view.
2)Siena is very cool and seems to be more college student friendly than the other cities we have been to before. I am really excited to see the city more tomorrow. Hopefully at least a few things will be open, even though it's Sunday
3)I never realized how much I enjoyed having free time to just be alone, because usually I hate being alone. Being with the same group 24/7 has been quite a change of pace and I find myself needing the night time to just catch a little break and enjoy peace and quiet.
4)TUSCANY IS SO BEAUTIFUL!!!! Even though it's winter and everything is bare, it's still gorgeous. Today i took a nap on the bus when we were driving from Assisi to Siena and I woke up and was angry that I had been sleeping through such beautiful countryside. One day I would definitely like to come back when things are in season and it's even greener. I tried to take a few pictures, but nothing can really capture the essence of the view. We've been hiking up a lot more hills as of late (which is good, considering the amount of pasta we've been eating!) but the best views are definitely from the top of the mountain.
5) In the words of Katie Love: "I am a sleepy chicken"..... even though I don't really understand this phrase....I know it means that I am tired and I am going to bed.
Hope all is well with everyone! Lots of Love!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Reeeaallly Long Venice Post
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Venice
Arrived in Venice tonight, absolute downpour, plus the streets were flooded after dinner due to high tide, so half my stuff is very wet now. I might be blowdrying my shoes in the morning......
Funny story from my mom:
When I first arrived, I sent a quick email from a friends iPhone to my family to let them know I had arrived in Milan. My dad gets the message first on his crackberry, so when his phone rings, he reads it out loud and says:
"We arrived. Saw Doumo holy cow grazing."
My mom looked at him and said, "WHAT?!"
He said, "what's a holy cow grazing?"
Mom then opened her phone up, which had the same message sent to it, and burst out laughing and said, "Lenny, read it again, it says "Saw Doumo, COMMA, holy cow, COMMA it's AMAZING!"
He really thought I had put "doumo holy cow grazing." Mom says, Yes, he should of had his readers on!!!
So, for future reference. Go to the Duomo to see Holy Cow Grazing.
Funny story from my mom:
When I first arrived, I sent a quick email from a friends iPhone to my family to let them know I had arrived in Milan. My dad gets the message first on his crackberry, so when his phone rings, he reads it out loud and says:
"We arrived. Saw Doumo holy cow grazing."
My mom looked at him and said, "WHAT?!"
He said, "what's a holy cow grazing?"
Mom then opened her phone up, which had the same message sent to it, and burst out laughing and said, "Lenny, read it again, it says "Saw Doumo, COMMA, holy cow, COMMA it's AMAZING!"
He really thought I had put "doumo holy cow grazing." Mom says, Yes, he should of had his readers on!!!
So, for future reference. Go to the Duomo to see Holy Cow Grazing.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Happy Valentines Day!!
Hello all! Here's the a new post for today! I'm so tired and just ready to sleep, but I feel super lame here because the town here is so cute and I want to walk into town for gelato!
Added: For some reason the links aren't loading? So here is a cut-and-paste version of the link http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18720728/Blog%20Feb%2014%202011.docx
Added: For some reason the links aren't loading? So here is a cut-and-paste version of the link http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18720728/Blog%20Feb%2014%202011.docx
Milan Day 2
Hello all--
We have now left Milan and are enjoying wine country in Alba Longa! Here is an update from yesterday (February 13th), and I'll post one from today soon.
Added: Again, here is a cut and paste link since the direct link doesnt appear to be working. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18720728/Blog%20Feb%2013%202011.docx
We have now left Milan and are enjoying wine country in Alba Longa! Here is an update from yesterday (February 13th), and I'll post one from today soon.
Added: Again, here is a cut and paste link since the direct link doesnt appear to be working. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18720728/Blog%20Feb%2013%202011.docx
Sunday, February 13, 2011
In Milan!!
Internet is super sparse (and expensive-- it's 10euros an hour at the hotel, so I am instead with a group of people at a bar, drinking Mojitos and on our computers). As a result, I tried typing up my blog on word and saving it to Dropbox. Hopefully this link will let you access it. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18720728/Blog%20Feb%2012%202011.docx
Let me know!!!
I have more pictures from our second day in Milan now, but it's not going to happen tonight because we have dinner in 30 minutes. We're headed into the countryside for wine tasting and vineyards tomorrow though, so don't be surprised if you don't hear from me til we get to Venice in a few days.
Let me know!!!
I have more pictures from our second day in Milan now, but it's not going to happen tonight because we have dinner in 30 minutes. We're headed into the countryside for wine tasting and vineyards tomorrow though, so don't be surprised if you don't hear from me til we get to Venice in a few days.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Study Days
So here are a few photos from the last week of class! Now the countdown has really started-- we leave FRIDAY!!!
I still have so much to do before then (submit a final paper, a project, and prep everything for the trip), but I took this past weekend off to just relax and decompress from the stress of the last several weeks.
We had a 3 hour crash course in Italian pronounciations on Thursday/Friday and it's making me really really want to take intro Italian next semester. I think it just sounds so beautiful.
Friday night my good friend Chris drove up from Auburn to see me before I left (thanks again bud!) and his mom was actually in Asheville for the weekend so she stopped by Sunday afternoon and we went out to eat. It was a great chill weekend and I had a lot of fun. After he left, I watched the Super Bowl with my friends and worked on Kappa crafts.
Let the count down begin! I'm so excited and ready for Italia!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
First Vineyard/Winery Visit
Yesterday we finally had a fun day in class after nearly a week of presentations (not that the presentations were bad, it was just long and tedious. We went to Green Creek Winery, a small winery located just over the border in North Carolina.All the wines made there are estate wines, which means the grapes are grown there, pressed and fermented there, and the wine is even bottled there. The winery's little claim to fame is that it is the only place in the world that makes a red champagne. The owner had the idea of letting chardonnay must (the grape juice that makes wine) mix with the skins of Chambourcin grapes (a grape that has very red skins high in pigment content) at low temperatures so the color but not the flavor of the Chambourcins would be added to the chardonnay. It was pretty good.
They had a whole cute little set up in the back for us with food (though it wasn't a wine pairing/tasting). We tasted 5 wines, and my favorite was the 2008 Chambourcin semi-sweet rose. (I bought a bottle to drink this weekend once I'm finally done with class work! Hooray!!!)
They had a whole cute little set up in the back for us with food (though it wasn't a wine pairing/tasting). We tasted 5 wines, and my favorite was the 2008 Chambourcin semi-sweet rose. (I bought a bottle to drink this weekend once I'm finally done with class work! Hooray!!!)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
WOO! One week of class left!!
So last Wednesday, it was my group's turn to cook dinner for the entire class....
We planned the menu, which included
Fresh Bread
Caprese Salad
Baked Ziti
Asparagus and Zucchini Crudi (I was really skeptical, since I'm not a huge fan of either, and it was not cooked, but it turned out pretty tasty. A nice and light summery side dish.
Meatballs (on the side for our vegetarians)
and Struffoli (a baked dough dessert that is dipped in this caramel sauce...they were pretty tasty!)
Here are a few pictures from the meal!
We planned the menu, which included
Fresh Bread
Caprese Salad
Baked Ziti
Asparagus and Zucchini Crudi (I was really skeptical, since I'm not a huge fan of either, and it was not cooked, but it turned out pretty tasty. A nice and light summery side dish.
Meatballs (on the side for our vegetarians)
and Struffoli (a baked dough dessert that is dipped in this caramel sauce...they were pretty tasty!)
Here are a few pictures from the meal!
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