First Days of Classes!

It has been chilly here on the first days of classes.  Today it was the same temperature as Cuse....34 degrees.
When I look out the window it is really nice to see pretty buildings and the piazza.  I try to get a seat near the window so I can look out every once in a while.  That is why I am in Florence right?

Classes I am taking:

Managing in a Global Setting: My teacher is really enthusiastic about teaching, for homework we have to "digest the class and tell him why we are taking it"...It was required for me so I don't know what to say. I think I will like this class though. We get to work in groups and think about companies that would work well here that we already have in the U.S.  I was thinking maybe Uber or Zipcar? 

Italian 101: Antonella is an amazing teacher.  We have Italian every day Monday through Thursday, it won't be too bad with her.  She engages with the class, we had to go around and ask everyone their name and where they are from in Italian.  It was awkward but necessary. We already had homework and it was only the second day! Practice makes perfect.  #amiright?

Econ: 3 hours of torture... haha JK, it wasn't that bad.  But three hours on a Monday night will be hard to keep my attention.  It is only once a week though, and it should get fun once we start our projects.  We are learning about European Integration. Should be interesting.

History of Art; Antiquities to Michelangelo: Every Tuesday is in the classroom and every Thursday we meet out in Florence somewhere.  Actually being able to see the real art we are learning about is going to be a great experience.   Our teacher uses old slides, apparently her husband invented the slide?  I have never had a class that uses this machine or the slides.  See picture below. Old School!

 Italian Mafia: Awesome Professor and awesome course.  We learned about how the mafia came about, they were known as the "tough guys" because the state was so messed up that if you got your wallet stolen, for example, you couldn't go to the police.  You would hire a tough guy to handle it for you. A field trip to Sicily for a weekend is required for this class.  During this field trip we will spend time actually working on the farms with farmers for a day and learn first hand about the anti-mafia movement. I should've brought my overalls....haha. Stay tuned.

All in all, it has been a good first two days of classes!

xoxo,
Emily