Still working out what to do with my poor phone. I have decided the water has damaged the battery: it starts to power on and then falls to a black screen in defeat. It's as if there just isn't enough juice to give it the boost it needs to turn on. Florence is without an Apple store, but luckily London has 3! I will be there next weekend in the first leg of my United Kingdom whirlwind spring break. For now, I am going to stick with simple posts until I can get my precious photos back.
It was unreal having Russell here this past week. There were a few times we looked at each other and had to ask ourselves, "Are we really in Italy right now? Together?!" It felt like we were on borrowed time since Russell booked the trip only 12 days before coming after his team's spring break fell through. I know he appreciated having a break from the hecticness of West Point, it was just too bad he didn't get a break from gray weather. There are so many great pictures from his time here, so I'll wait to share those when they've been recovered. We did so much! Climbed the Duomo, took a pizza and gelato making class, hiked at Cinque Terre, took in the view at Piazzle Michelangelo, tried and failed to see Michelangelo's David, walked through the Boboli Gardens, drank Chianti on Chianti, shopped in San Lorenzo, had aperitivo, drank incredible drinks at Art Bar, and my lord did we eat. It was a sad goodbye on Saturday morning, but I have plenty of memories to put a smile on my face.
Saturday, otherwise, was spent returning to normalcy. I caught up on my school readings, grocery shopped at a foreign food store (peanut butter and tofu! Couldn't bring myself to buy a 4 euro can of pumpkin), bought a week's produce at the market, and caught up on sleep. It was a quiet day in the apartment as most of my roommates were traveling and I both loved and hated not having company. I treated myself to a delicious, market-fresh stir fry dinner. Except balsamic vinegar was substituted for soy sauce--a rarity in Italy!
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