On thursday we sat in our living room with our professors and finally dug into what well be studing this semester. I was extra itchy to get out and explore; it was hard to concentrate. My Enviormental Psychology class seems REALLY difficult and time consuming. I hope it doesnt get in the way of ACTUALLY being in Venice. I think after we all freaked out about the workload, Mike (my professor) is considering lightening the workload. My Myths and Art of Venice class seems perfect. We watched and discussed the movie Summertime (featuring Katherine Hepburn). Although it wasn't MY favorite, I see why Kathy (other professor) assigned it. The movie is about getting lost and finding yourself and adventure in Venice. It's a nice opener to living here.

We lost electricity at around 10 pm last night! 6 girls blow drying and straightening their hair with American appliances is not the best of ideas. Again, I was stuck without internet for almost 24 hours. It's insane how much we rely on our laptops.

Experience: Today was awesome! We went to Torcello really early this morning. One of my professor's friends, Marina, an art historian, came along to show us.Waking up early was NOT fun, but seeing Torcello Cathedral was awesome. 

this picture is too dark to really see how amazing the mosaic is. its incredibly detailed, and the gold just glitters. its beautiful.

again, such insane mosaic.

After Torcello, two friends and I went to Burano, the town famous for making beautiful lace. Burano reminded me of a fairytale! The colors are so pretty!

After visiting Burano, Christian, Tara and I managed to find our way home really fast! This included two Vaporetto rides and wandering through some streets we didn't know. I was really happy with how fast we got back! We even beat home some friends that didnt visit Burano and left almost 45 minutes before us from Torcello.

Thought: Skype is awesome. I really loved hearing my mom's voice today. I wish I had a functional laptop. (hint hint dad)