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Hey ladies and fellas, apologies for the lack of posts lately, I guess I was a little blogged out after my spring break posts. I'm also holding out for a guest blogger post, writer extraordinaire, David Perlmutt! (Yeah dad... I'm building you up, don't let me down, I've got followers to keep. Count 'em; all five of them!) He and gal pal, KT, have come to visit me in Florence and see Italy for the first time ever! They came last Saturday and will be leaving on Monday to go back to Charlotte. We had a great time this weekend discovering parts of Florence and walking A LOT. I will let my dad write about what we did later, but as they are in Cinque Terre few a couple of days, I am left to blog on my own for a little bit before we all head to Venice for Easter weekend... will we be able to move there? Probably not. Will it still be beautiful? Of course! It won't be 20 degrees and below and the canals won't be frozen, I might add. Just need to get through the rest of my classes this week and I am Venice bound!

As for Florence... 

It's stil absolutely beautiful as always, but I'm a bit claustrophobic.

 When we arrived:

Same piazza, Today:

My goal between today and tomorrow is to gain patience. Sometimes you won't be able to walk, so just stop, look up, and realize the beauty around you. Follow the Italian way and slow down. At least that's what I'm keeping in mind for Venice and the month ahead. Speaking of that, only a month left of the semester then I'm off to Amalfi Coast with my mom for a few days and back to Charlotte after that. Where has the time gone? It's been an incredible ride so far and I still have London, hiking in the Alps, Venice, and Amalfi to look forward to. I miss being home for the springtime (there is nothing like spring in NC), but I'm gonna make these last few weeks count!

Ciao!