ALMOST THERE.

I finished one of my classes today! I got a 97% on my presentation and I am so ecstatic about sleeping in tomorrow. I will sleep in forever, I promise. So I know I didn't post yesterday, but I went to some of the coolest places. First, I went to Lucca. Lucca is a city that demonstrates a "built environment". A "built environment" is a city that has everything within walking distance so you don't actually have to drive anywhere. Lucca is surrounded by a wall for protection. In the past, Florence and Sienna would frequently fight. Lucca built the wall surrounding the city to protect itself from any attack on their town. Now, they have a park ontop of the wall where you can walk or ride a bike. It's actually a really cool sight.

Also, we found a restaurant that had a chef with an AWESOME name:

Lucca was beautiful and a peaceful break from busy Florence. After walking around and shopping in Lucca for a few hours we headed to Pisa to take pictures at (of course) the Leaning Tower of Pisa. 

I had to take a stereotypical picture so I have one of me blowing a kiss (and blowing over) the Tower. 

I capped off my night with an iced coffee before finishing my assignments and heading to bed. 

This morning I had a presentation bright and early. My presentation was on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention relating to the Mediterranean Diet. I did a section on diabetes and if you ask me I will tell you all of the benefits to eating a Mediterranean Diet for diabetes prevention. Before our presentation my group and I went and got coffee at our favorite spot (where I got the iced coffee above) and prepared for the presentation. My friend got a cappuccino and they decorated it with the symbol of Florence:

With all of my assignments due today I didn't get to do much in Florence. However, after my last class I finished off my night with a wonderful Japanese Iced Tea. AKA one of the coolest drinks ever. 

I can't believe the program is almost over. I wish I could stay here longer and every day that passes I get more and more upset about going home. That being said, I can't wait to see you all. I've missed everyone terribly. :)