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Florence Nights & Fairytales
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Ciao 2011. I welcome you with a new vision. A new mission. A new adventure. Florence, Italy.
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Arrivederci Italia...

I have always thought of life as a book, each with its own author, its unique characters, and its distinct settings. Some books are old, some are massive, some are classic fairytales while others liv...

14 may 11

The Final Weekend

 Thursday May 5th, Cinco de Mayo, kick started my final weekend here in Florence...tear tear.But oh did it live up to its final weekend expectations...I think ill mark it as one of the best jam ...

11 may 11

NOTTE BIANCA...a night to remember

Awestruck, I have no words to describe last night. I wish I could be able to show everyone the Florence Nights that I have come to love, to enjoy, nights filled with endless laughter till my cheeks s...

03 may 11

From Armenian CooCoo to una cena di Pasqua Italiana

Easter has always been a good-feeling holiday…there’s no fuss, no long preparation, no present stress. It’s a holiday filled with early church goers, family, cute pastel dresses and the best holiday ...

25 apr 11

Music & Mexico

Spring time always calls for festivals of all sorts…the best being music festivals particularly COACHELLA. Unfortunately I was in Italy this year and flying back home for a weekend was not a realisti...

23 apr 11

An Italian Love Sonnet

It was on that day when the suns ray was darkened in pity for its Maker, that I was captured, and did not defend myself, because your lovely eyes had bound me, Lady. It did not seem to me to be a tim...

19 apr 11

Culture Week!

I’ve spending a lot of alone time lately, trying to focus on papers and not only see but fully understand and live the Italian way. Sometimes I get homesick, sometimes I wish I had my Blackberry to B...

16 apr 11

Master of Faces

16 Faces...the master of making faces...I get bored with just one. Dont judge me.Shout out to Birra Moretti...thanks for the many drunken Italian nights...I owe you big. Emilia

14 apr 11

You go to school...rememebe r

 You think staying focused is hard back home? Try staying focused when you have an apartment to yourself, half way across the world, with a pretty awesome roommate…impossible. As the final paper dea...

12 apr 11 1 person likes this

if the walls could speak...

We often live our day to day lives running. Running from home to school, school to work, work to an enormous amount of errands, errands to bed, and then repeat.  No one takes the time to slow do...

11 apr 11

A jumble of Italian random-ness

Sometimes it’s just nice to lay low, do nothing but at the same time do everything. We have been spending so much time traveling to other countries that both Jenna and I decided to stay in Florence f...

10 apr 11

San Miniato al Monte

Florence has countless churches, and duomos but one that has hit close to home is Basilica of San Miniato al Monte. This incredible holy temple is dedicated to an Armenian Prince who fled his home in...

07 apr 11

The Coast of Cinque Terre

The weather has finally reached the 70’s and for a SoCal girl that is the greatest news of all time! I have been literally freezing up until this point and have come to realize that cold weather and ...

06 apr 11

Italian Birthday Celebration

My birthdays are usually spent with tons of family and friends…parties at my house, an enormous amount of food prepared by my mom and endless amounts of laughter…but this year I had the amazing oppor...

05 apr 11

Oppa! Were in Athens!

My feet could no longer take one single step, my mind could no longer form one single thought (that actually made sense), my body was on shut down mode but spring break was not over, next destinatio...

27 mar 11

Spring Break Madddness, Corfu

My great apologies for once again lacking on posts…first came midterms then came spring break…can you blame me? March 18 to March 25…a week which will live in infamy. I’ve always been one to celebrat...

27 mar 11

Dear Paree, how I love thee...

My apologies for my lack of posts, it has been a hectic couple of days, after all I am here to study…which is what I am doing the least of. Thursday morning rolled around, the 10th of March to be exa...

15 mar 11

The art of being happy...

The simplest of things can carry the greatest amount of happiness...1. The lamp posts seen on every corner, of every street, in all of Europe...are...magical...detai led in ever curve and line, if onl...

09 mar 11

The sinking city of Magical Loving, Venezia

Every city in the world has its charm, its number one outstanding trait that sets it apart from the rest, Las Vegas, Nevada “the city of anything and everything goes”, Los Angeles, California “the ci...

07 mar 11

Night Owls...hoot hoot

I thought I would dedicate this post to the pulsating lights and the glittering waters of Florence found only when the Tuscan sun sets. Jenna and I spent Friday night in the most unconventional way, ...

05 mar 11

MeMonday

Monday…a day dreaded, hated, loathed, the worst day of the week some might say…has turned into my little special me day. MeMonday. As everyone hesitantly gets up on Monday morning…I take my time…beca...

03 mar 11

Make my heart smile...

1.    &nbs p;  The most creative and double yummy cappuccinos in all of Firenze, thanks to my new favorite barista Marco from New Week Café.2.     ; &nb...

28 feb 11

Milan Fashion Week

It’s that time of year! Fashion week is at it again displaying Fall 2011 lines from the likes of Gucci, Prada, Miu Miu and many many more starting off in the cold crisp air of New York City, making i...

27 feb 11

Grandma...Can I borrow this?

As a little girl I used to escape into my grandma’s room, close the door and dive into her closet, piling on her pearls, wearing her classic cardigans, pinning her a-bit-too-big pencil skirts, and ap...

24 feb 11

Madrid Madness

I never thought I would be able to live in Europe and say, “should we just go to Madrid this weekend?” like it’s a casual little trip to Palm Springs or San Diego…no this is MADRID and this was in fa...

21 feb 11

Scuola Del Cuoio, The Leather School

Wet Wednesdays never turn out to be great…rainy….mid-week blues but today we took a little trip with my Fashion Buying class to Scuola Del Cuoio – The Leather School and I left feeling less bluey and...

16 feb 11

Love is in the air

I was never one big on Valentine’s Day…even if I had a Valentine of my own but the romance that exudes from every Italian soul defiantly added to my lovey dovey Valentines Day feeling. Sitting and ob...

15 feb 11

A Sunday of Epic Proportions

A productive Sunday cleaning the apartment, laundry, dishes, mopping the floors, etc. led to a Sunday of epic proportions. It was the last day of the Chocolate Festival and I HAD to have my crepe…(it...

13 feb 11

Window Shopping

Italians known for their great taste in food, fashion, and wine have lived up to and certainly surpassed every expectation I had in all three categories. Starting with my first and only love fashion…...

12 feb 11

I LOVE CHOCOLATE

My facebook status on Monday night was, "I am having major chocolate withdrawals." On Tuesday morning I was informed of a CHOCOLATE FAIR at Piazza Santa Croce approximately a block and a...

09 feb 11

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