Submitted by Abigail Sawyer on the 2018 winter session program in Italy sponsored by the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics and the Department of English…
I am writing from the base of the Italian Alps in a small town named Paderno del Grappa. I am excited to arrive here and relax after a very eventful weekend in Florence. I managed to get pick-pocketed while in a tiny store buying pasta and we had to trek a mile across Florence with all of the group to meet the bus for transport. Beyond that though, Florence was a beautiful place, filled with many markets, adorable cafes, and great restaurants. I treated myself to steak Florentine, which if you like steak I would highly recommend, however you might want to fast for the entire day in preparation. Hopefully, my last two weeks abroad will be filled with good karma!
