first week

I've been in Florence almost a full week now, and it's starting to feel like home. Classes just started today, so until now I've mostly just been walking around and exploring the city. Here are some photos of what i've done/seen so far.

This was an amazing view of the alps from the plane when we were flying from Germany to Florence at sunrise.

This is a small street by campus with lots of shops and bakeries.

I took this yesterday when I walked along the Arno river at sunset. This was taken from the Ponte Vecchio, about a 15 minute walk from my apartment.

I took this picture of the Duomo at dusk because it looked like it was glowing.

I also moved into my apartment a few days ago. There are 4 of us in a 2 bedroom apartment. It's absolutely beautiful, and much bigger than I expected. We have a ton of space and a backyard (giardino) just to ourselves. We have a nice tuscan kitchen and really high ceilings. It's about a five minute walk from the studios and about 10-15 minutes to downtown (il centro). Here are some pictures of the apartment:

I'll try to post more pictures soon.

Hope everything is well back in the US - love you all