updates galore

ok, so i tried to work this out so that i posted these photos backwards chronologically so you can see my semester thus far as it went, from the beginning. i've been all over italy so far: assisi, siena, san gimignano, and finally ROMA cause i hadn't been yet. worthless, right? but it was a good time. also threrw some parties- for fat tuesday, and for the old half birthday. my apartment has proven to be a sweet space. and THE place to be, for the cool kids club, that is. off i go to join them upstairs,
fondly,
emily

the first night out in florence- hilary and i at robin hood's. so cute, and to think we've known each other since birth. 

me in front of my patron saint's church and burial site, at Chiesa di Santa Chiara, Assisi 

dino, the mexican beer porter. nice poncho, eh? 

i <3 dennis, b.t.w. 

happy 21st, julie! dinner zaza. 

a night out with the girls at loonies for julie's birthday... 

meat heads at the market.  

maroccan fun in my room. the kids seem confused. 

kirby and her latin lover, leo. <3 

FESTA! the gang celebrates a buon martedi grasso 

happy fat tuesday/ marti gras/ martedi grasso! post pancake dinner party at piazza savonarola, 14! 

matt, my wonderful spluggen 7 partner donning his venetian carnivale mascara, and i  

spluggen sette (7) rocks my world. here a match is just about to begin, cups brimming with fresh spluggen brew, we await the commencement of the coin tossing. matt and i make a dashing team against our (soon to be losing) opponents, graeme and rachel, as fernando looks on. 

happy 1/2 birthday, kris and emmy! 21 1/2 and 20 1/2, respectively.  

siena day trip. saw mr charlie french who has deserted firenze for a smaller tuscan city life. yeesh. 

john mcC is so pretty and lovely (and tasty).  

sad faced blondes. me and kirby 

Carl K. comes to fair Firenze! and I liked it.  

The Catholic and the Jew at Saint Pete's. Me and Rach. 

OK and finally, on my first trip to Roma, il colloseo on a bright and sunny february day. 

che cazzo!

i'm sorry. i'm really sucky (sucky is the word of the day) at doing this blog posting nonsense. and here i am. and it's a brand spankin' new semester and i have yet to update you fine folks! what a selfish bitch! it's been good (read, crazy) so far. love my roommates like woah (though they're no lindsley...) already traveled a bit- assisi was gorgeous and reawakened some sleeping catholic part of me (my patron saint, claire "chiara," is from there). had a nice weekend with josh boltuch from last semester at his new apartment in bologna. the man can cook. wonderful host. went to venice for carnivale last weekend and wow, did i run into enough b-more kids- drew deloski, elliot mutch, jess winicki, ben leaverton- crazy crazy craziness. we're having a little festa tomorrow night for fat tuesday- i'm gonna make pancakes from scratch and buy bacon and eggs and feast we shall and then attempt to turn the kitchen table into a beirut/beerpong arena. i heart my apartment. living with a host family is for suckers.

i miss you. i like letters.
emily dierkes
piazza savonarola, 15
50132 firenze, italia