Carnivale in Venice

I got back from Venice Monday after going to Carnivale.  It's basically their mardi gras and we had a blast.  Everyone wears masks and people dress up in full costumes.  Definitely different than mardi gras in the states. This next weekend we are going skiing with our program in the Alps. I am so excited to ski - I havn't been in years. I posted pictures on the Flickr website and I hope all is well in the USA. Love, Michael

Back From Florence

Ciao again! Sorry for the delay but my computer has caught an Italian virus...so it's been a struggle to update my websites online.  This past weekend I visited my roommate Alex Green and our friend Jordan Pollak in Florence. It was more of a party weekend with catching up with friends than a site seeing trip but it was still extremely fun. Florence is extremely different than Milan in that it seemed to be 50% Americans. Every other person that we passed in the streets was speaking English and even when I tried speaking Italian to waiters or taxi cab drivers they would respond in English. While in Milan it is rare to hear English once a week, in Florence it was weird to not hear English for more than a half hour! I am very happy that I chose to study in Milan compared to Florence. It was beautiful, the food was absolutely amazing (being in the Tuscana region), and it was great seeing about 20 of my friends from school but I was happy to have chosen to study in Milan.

I hope all is well in the states and I did upload a few pictures that I took in Florence. Again, the website is http://www.flickr.com/photos/abroadinmilan/sets

Michael