ciao, marzo!

March has been a very good month so far indeed. The weekend of the 9th and 10th, Katy and I went to Berlin. It was our first trip out of the country so it was pretty cool to venture out. We stayed at this very funky hostel in Mitte, East Berlin. East Berlin and West Berlin are really different...Mitte is a bit more artsy and in the process of being rebuilt, like alot of other things in Berlin. I was so amazed at the history there, the Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie, old Third Reich buildings...just kind of an eye opener compared to the frills of Florence.
We stayed in a 32 bed dorm in our hostel. The walls were lime green, the beds were tiny, and sometimes we found girls sleeping in our beds, but everyone was very friendly. I would totally dorm like that again for 12 euro/night!

I DID: see the historical sights and crazy modern art galleries, go to a party with local Germans and a very scary night club, drink a beer the size of my head, and eat falafel.

I DID NOT: go to a holocaust museum, see any lederhosen, eat a weiner, or a schnitzel, or any combination of the two.

I might have to go back just for the schnitzel!


reichstag

Germans!

the Wall

feet, hostel


Now I have alot of painting midterms to finish (and start). Most of them are self portraits at the moment, which is kind of annoying and I'm getting sick of my face, but I'm learning alot about it.

We are also mastering the art of pasta sauces (marinara, pesto, alfredo, creamy pesto...) in our apartment while getting eaten alive by mosquitoes. I eat gelato almost every day. We also have pet fish now!

Things we miss: Tropicana, maple syrup, peanut butter

Feel free to mail them with love letters to:
Sucola Lorenzo de' Medici
Via Melarancio 6R
Firenze, Italia 50123