Ohhh, Tuesdays

I am writing this on Wednesday morning (I didn't have time to write last night). On Tuesdays I do not have any classes so I'll probably use this day to catch up on sleep/ do homework/ sight see. Since I'm not exhausted or have much homework yet, I leisurely woke up and got ready and then met Emily after her class. We walked around the Saint Lorenzo market which is on the opposite side of the city from our apartment. The market is similar to Mercato Centrale (the market we normally go to on our side of the city). We then went to lunch at Ganzo which is a non-profit organization restaurant that is only open to Apicius (Hospitality School) and FUA (Florence University of the Arts) students. Through Endicott, we received 70 vouchers to use at the restaurant, it's kind of like a dining hall but not really because all the food is made to order, you order off the menu and the menu varies from lunch to dinner and then changes weekly. I had the lasagna which was really good and even better that we didn't have to pull out money to pay for it. Lunch is one voucher and dinner is two vouchers and they even serve brunch on Saturday mornings. We then walked and took lots of pictures and different piazzas throughtout the city. After that we went on the search for a gelato place that someone recommended to us because they make the gelato fresh everyday. Although, when we got there, we found out they were closed because they had just re-done the floors or something. Therefore, we never got gelato. :( It is really hard to get used to the opening/ closing schedules of all the different businesses because they all very different. Some close and some do not and others close on random days of the week, it is very different from the U.S. where all stores/ banks follow about the same schedule. We then proceeded to the other market on our side of the city where I bought a scarf and new gloves (because, yes... it is still freezing here) Everyone is getting sick because it's so cold all the time, I went back to the apartment and took a mini-nap with my jacket on. :( For dinner, we made green beans with caramelized walnuts and bruchetta which is supposed to be toasted bread with cheese and tomatoes but we made ours with toasted bread, garlic, Parmesan cheese, and fried onions (Emily's invention!) Then after dinner, a few of my roommates and I went out to Red Garter which is a club filled with mostly by American students on Tuesday nights because they host beer pong tournaments where the winners get prizes such as trips. I didn't play because the sign-up was full when we got there. Overall though, it was a really fun night! But now it's time for marketing class.