San Miniato and Hot Chocolate, Perfecto!

I only had one class today and it was from 8:45-9:40am, it was so nice to have the rest of the day to relax and get some things done around my apartment! I knew I needed to do laundry soon because let's face it, I only do laundry once I get down to my last couple pairs of socks and underwear (like every other college student). None of my roommates have done laundry yet so I decided to test it out today and it went pretty well. Once I got done reading the three pages of instructions that our landlord left us I put my clothes in the washer. The washing machines here are much smaller here so I will definitely have to either do laundry more often or just divide my normal loads into two or three smaller loads. I only washed two loads and they ran longer than I am used to and the washer was making some pretty funky noises but my clothes seemed normal after the cycle was done so I think it's okay. Once it was finished I pulled down the drying rack from the ceiling (because Italy apparently does not believe in dryers...) and I hung my clothes up on clothespins to dry. This was early this afternoon and they are still not close to being dry...probably because it is about 60 degrees in my apartment and the laundry room doesn't have a heater so *fingers crossed* that they will be dry by tomorrow morning. I definitely have a new found appreciation for my washer and dryer back home.

 

 

 

 

 

First time doing laundry! I was so proud I figured it out that I had to take a picture haha

Tonight, a couple of my roommates and I went up to San Miniato church with some other students in my program and one of the advisers. It gave us a breathtaking panoramic view of Florence! Of course I took a few pictures, but they definitely do not do it justice. We went into the church and it was beautiful, I tried to take pictures inside but I was not able to use a flash so unfortunately they did not turn out very well. After walking to the church, we enjoyed some hot chocolate; it pretty much tasted like melted hot chocolate with a dash of milk and it was so thick we had to eat (drink?) it with a spoon. I loved it (surprise, surprise), but it was so rich that I could only have a little bit.

My roommates and I found a really yummy pizza place right by our apartment so we had dinner there. I have a little bit of homework left and busy day of school tomorrow, so I'm off to bed!

Have a wonderful day, xoxo!