Made it!

So for an update on the airport situation- I did have to rearrange everything at the luggage counter in the international gate of the airport but surprisingly it was not because my checked bag was to heavy it was because my carry on bag was overweight. (Don't worry though my underwear was securely packed in a zipper shut compartment) The lady at the counter, who was extremely nice, took one look at my overstuffed carry on bag and said no. She did however allow my checked bag to end up being 7 lbs. overweight with out charging me at all, but she warned me that the luggage attendants in Italy would not be as understanding and if it is this heavy on the way back I will most certainly be charged a lot of Euros.

After the baggage issue was settled I headed off to wait in the security line and say goodbye to Mom, Dad, and Ben, which sucked. I only had like ten minutes to say goodbye before I need to wait in line where they could not go. Then the line for security was terribly long but I made it through fine and got on my plane easily. The flight was fine, although I did not have a screen in the seat in front of me. I sat next to a really nice couple from Chicago and talked to them some and tried to sleep but that did not go great. After getting off the plane I met the other people that were on the flight from my program and we all got our luggage, except one girl. I went with her to the lost luggage and declared it while the rest of the group went through customs and met our guide that was taking us to Florence. In customs I did not get a stamp in my passport which I did not like.

The bus ride to Florence was not bad, actually it was really pretty through Tuscany. Then when we got to Florence we rode in a taxi to our apartment. The apartment is amazing. It is so European and so beautiful and really not that small.

Had dinner in the apartment and went out to a Tapas Bar on the river at night. So beautiful!!!
Buongiorno