Ritorno a scuola (Back to School!)

Today I had my first class, Italian 111 (beginners) with Michela Di Franceschi.  I guess it is true, my brother said ALL beautiful women here, she is very pretty!

About Lorenzo de Medici-Tuscania 

 Anyways at Lorenzo de Medici-Tuscania, there are only going to be FOUR students for the entire semester studying here, myself, my roommate Cam, Iva (awesome girl who is from Croacia) and Noah, a freshmen from Iowa.  Currently there are around 15 people total because the Three Cities Tour girls are here, but will be traveling to Rome and then Venice for each a month to take classes at the other LDM campuses.  Do I know how this is a full-functioning school with WIFI! No, will I ever, probably not.  But I am getting the small school (very small school) experience that I would never have gotten.  I could not imagine this town with a large school in it anyways because then it would not fell like home.  This town is considered a small/medium sized town with about 7,000-8,000 people, where EVERYONE knows EVERYONE, which I think I will like...

So, being that I only have one class a day (except Wednesdays, I have three) there is tons of free time.  Which brings me to my next topic, volunteering!
Mei, our academic adviser is helping us get the full Italian culture experience through volunteering with the Red Cross and the Kinder gardeners and Preschoolers in Tuscania. This I am VERY excited for, being an elementary education major and a former Chicago Park District Lifeguard.  I look forward to maybe switching the roles of the teacher, and learning some Italian from the little Bambinos!

Well, the language barrier seems to be getting a little better with the help of my first class, even though I say things in Spanish not Italian sometimes! I still don't know my way around town, nor have even bought one thing for myself or any body else! Its sad, I haven't been in all the stores, I need to stop being a baby because I want to spend some euros :), plus I will be in Tuscania for 3 months...mind as well learn where I'm living.


If you would like to send me a letter:
Stacy Coglianese
C/o istituto lorenzo de' Medici
Largo Della rocca 7
01017 tuscania (vt), italia


Also, if you feel the urge to make an expensive phone call here is my number:
+ 39 377 168 7211

Ciao!
Another Day Another Adventure!

Eva and I!