January 23

The not so glamorous parts of European living. The ominous shadow is fitting for today. Today was a mess of technical difficulties. Am I just rough with appliances or electronics?! (Ok ok, sometimes I do pick up my open laptop by only the screen, but that's besides the point). I have already broken a pot and glass and pulled a piece of plastic of the dishwasher. Everything seems so fragile! I am having trouble with the adapter/converter I brought from home. My phone and iPad have been charging for, ehh, 2% and then stop taking a charge. My iPad even spat out a "Not charging" notification. I am figuring it out, though! I tried to do my first load of laundry today and the machine locked my clothes in the door and never turned on! The landlord is coming to fix it tomorrow (we hope). Totally dreading sleeping without my wool socks and sweatpants tonight. Otherwise, today was great. Had a great run along the Arno and a tourist stopped ME to ask for directions. I'm a real Florentine now. Trip to wine country in the works for this weekend!