I am officially living in Ferrara, Italy. After an eight hour flight and two train rides with “ciao” and “scusi” being the two Italian words that I knew, this was a major feat to accomplish. Fortunately, Italians are very friendly and willing to help, so toting two fifty pound bags around Italy really wasn’t difficult. At one point, I had and entire troop of train workers bringing my bags up and down the stairs to get to different platforms.
We spent the first three nights in the Hotel Carlton getting acquainted with our fellow American students and exploring our new home city. I got to explore the castle that is located in the center of the city, which was amazing considering that I’m a history major. I was literally running through the castle trying to see everything I could before our tour ended. The dungeons were very cool because you could still see the graffiti from the prisoners they held.
Our group has also discovered the oldest wine bar in the world and it happens to be in Ferrara. The people who work there are very nice and we enjoy going at least once a week to taste the wine and hang out in the calm atmosphere. This picture is of a group of us at the bar.
That's about it so far. Most posts to come soon!
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