I HAVE MY VISA!!

Tentative Spring Schedule:

Monday/Tuesday/Thursday
8:30-9:25am Italian 102 – Beginning II
9:30-10:25 Philosophy 472 – Philosophy of Art
Break and Lunch
2:20-3:15 Finance 320 – Principles of Finance

Tuesday
3:35-6:15 Marketing 310 – Principles of Marketing

Wednesday

3:35-6:15 English 305 – The Writing Traveler

So I have two night classes that are almost three hours long, which isn’t very fun, but oh well.

ITAL 102:

Required by all Florence students doing two semesters abroad. I’m really excited to see how much Italian I can learn in my time away. Between studying it in class and speaking it in daily life, I hope it’s a lot!

PHIL 472:

A 400 level philosophy elective is part of the GU core. Philosophy of Art sounds pretty interesting to me.

BFIN 320:

Part of the Gonzaga Business School core. I’m really not all that interested in finance right now. I know a lot of accounting majors do a finance concentration too, but I really don’t think that I will do that.

MKTG 310:

Also business school core, but I did a lot of marketing in high school, so I think I’ll enjoy this class.

ENGL 305:

So this one is a fun one (I think). It was recommended to me by people who have already been on GIF. I have heard that it’s basically a class about how to journal. And since keeping a travel journal is part of my study abroad goals, this will be excellent. I only wish the class was offered in the fall, so I could become a good journaler before the end of the year…

I’m taking 16 credits again in the spring. And then I’ll be in Summer school next summer (life of an accounting major).

After being here in Spokane for such a long time, I really am so excited to get back home! Mostly because once I get home I can start getting ready to leave for Italy! Since there’s really nothing I can do from Spokane to get myself ready to go (I did order most of my text books buts that’s really all I can so) I’m getting so flipping antsy up here!

My passport came back from the Italian Consulate in San Francisco with my lovely visa in it! So I am really going! I am really getting on a plane and going to Europe for the first time ever. (The furthest I’ve ever been before is the East Coast and Canada – and Tijuana.) And once I get on that plane, I won’t be back for 8 months!

ALSO today is my MOM’S birthday so everyone tell her HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes its been a while, but I havent had any news...

Trips in Italy!!!

The study abroad office e-mailed all the Florence kids with a list of weekend trips offered during the year and the approximate costs. Unfortunately there are none offered to London, Paris, or Greece, so I’ll be doing those without the school. Also I really want to visit Copenhagen since I almost studied abroad there.

Offerings:

1. Isle of Elba
2. Cinque Terre
3. Amalfi Coast, Capri, Pompeii, and Sorrento
4. Southern Tuscany
5. Bosnia and Croatia
6. Rome
7. Sicily
8. Ravenna (day trip)
9. Austrian Alps
10. Venice for Carnevale
11. Assisi (day trip)
12. River Po and Ferrara
13. Vienna
14. Barcelona
15. Munich
16. Southern France

Also in the e-mail was the tentative Itinerary for the Opening Tour…

9/7 to 9/10 is free time in Berlin (meaning Oktoberfest!!)

9/11: Go to Krakow, Poland

9/12: Tour of Krakow in the morning; go to Auschwitz in the afternoon

9/13: Salt Mine tour with free time in the morning and evening

9/14: Leave for Prague, Czech Republic

9/15: Tour of Prague

9/16: Church and museum visit

9/17: Leave Prague for Italy

Now, BIG news!!

Christmas Tour is planned for CHINA! I am so excited to see China since it is a place that I don’t think I would have ever picked to go on my own, but it will be so interesting to go to a place that hasn’t been westernized like Europe and America. The Florence program used to take students to an Arab country around the Mediterranean (like Morocco) but it’s too dangerous because of politics now. But we are still going to a non-Western country. Can’t wait to climb that Great Wall!! My Dad told me that they eat caterpillars and fungus over there, so the good is slightly worrisome, but I’m sure everything will be fine.

Study abroad also said that they have gotten a lot of the visas back and are in the process of making copies of everything, so I might be getting my passport with Italian visa back soon!

Note on grades and classes: I did very well in Spring Semester and did fine in Accounting 360 and 361 this summer. I am currently taking Human Ecology (biology for non-majors) and will be done with summer school on August 10^th.

My parents are also planning a going away party for me for the last Saturday in August (I have a feeling it be just because they got new furniture, but I can’t be sure…) so my Mom might be sending out an e-mail (e-vite) for that in a few weeks.

Quick Note on Summer: My Summer in Spokane has been pretty fun actually; I’ve been super busy with my classes and working but I’ve had time to do fun things as well. As always, visitors are welcome to come up here anytime! I don’t know for sure when I’ll be back home in C-Mas though. I went to Lake Chelan for the Fourth of July with some friends and we had a great time! I hope everyone is having a great summer!!!