I miss everyone! Love you Dad, Mom, Melissa, Michaela and Ashley! Today began with the typical Italian breakfest of.. you guessed it hard rolls, butter and orange juice.. quite the continental breakfest if I have ever seen one. We set out again at 9:00 a.m., this time for the church called Santa Croche. It was founded by Fransican monks, who pra...

Our last few hours in Cortona... We enjoyed another great breakfast at the hotel (with probably the best cappuccinos ever), before we headed down to the internet shop to do some downloading. Unfortunately they were still closed (Italian time!), so we decided to walk up to the market to pick up a few souvenirs and some lunch to bring with us on o...

Margaret and I, and many of the students, found Florence to be the most beautiful city which we visited. It is such a historical city and was the birth place of so many famous people. The following is a quote I found on Florence. Few cities have affected more profoundly the course of civilization. In many ways, mankind has drawn its highest insp...