Showing posts with label Fun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fun. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Il Primo e Il Secondo Giorno (The First and Second Days)

Il Primo Giorno
Sono stato in Italia per un giorno e amo Siena, le persone, il mio gruppo, le mie classe, il cibo e tutte!! Guarda alle foto per informazione più! :D
I have been in Italy for one day and I love Siena, the people, my group, my classes, the food and everything! See the pictures below for more information! 


Mia mamma ed io all'aeroporto di Salt Lake
My mom and I at the airport

Aspetto per un lungho tempo...
It seems like I waited forever for this plane to take off!! 

Ciao Salt Lake!! 
Goodbye! 

☁️☁️☁️Tra le nuvole ☁️☁️☁️
☁️☁️☁️In the clouds☁️☁️☁️

La mia traiettoria di volo. In un aereo, ho viaggiato attraverso in molti paesi ora! 
My flight path. On a plane I've been through way more countries now!

Il cibo era non che male nell'aereo
The food wasn't bad on the airplane. I was actually impressed! 

La mia vista di Parigi quando abbiamo atterrato. Ho potuto vedere la Torre Eiffel! 
My view of Paris when we landed. I could see the Eiffel Tower! 

Grazie per il consiglio Beth, ho comprato "macaroons" all'aeroporto e erano incredibile!! Caramella salata, il tè di Marie Antoinette, l'arancione, limone, pistacchio, e lampone!
Thanks for the advice Beth, I bought macaroons at the airport and they were amazing!! Salted caramel, Marie Antoinette Tea, orange blossom, lemon, pistachio, and raspberry! 

Wooh! Sono in Italia e sulla mia strada a Siena nell'autobus! Ho fatto a questo punto con il mio italiano e l'essere scafati! Sono molto vicino!!
Yeah! I am in Italy and on my way to Siena on the bus! I have made it this far with my Italian and street smarts! I am so close!!

Arrivo a Siena!
Arriving in Siena! 

Euro, sono bello
Euro are pretty... 

La mia camera! È pulito, grande, e vicino a tutti a Siena! Il proprietario è molto simpatico e collaborativo anche! :)
My room! It is clean, a good size, and close to everything in Siena! The landlord is very nice and helpful also! :)

La mia vista quando guardo fuori la mia finestra! È più bella! 
My view when I look out my window, it's so beautiful! 

Una cucina pittoresca :)
A charming kitchen :)

Un bagno che non è così pittoresco... Haha Ma in un altro bagno, la tutta camera è la doccia! 
A bathroom that is not so charming... But in the other bathroom, the whole room is the shower! Haha 

La mia vista dal corridoio nell'appartamento! 
The view from the hallway in the apartment! 


Il Secondo Giorno
Oggi ho preso un esame orale per vedere quale classe prendere. Sono in corso avanzato! Sono felice perché ero molto nervoso per l'esame! Nelle fine dal questo giorno, il mio telefonino registrato 10,643 passi quando uso in mia tasca!
Today I took an oral test to see which class to take. I am in the advanced class! I am happy because I was really nervous for the test! At the end of this day, my phone recorded 10,643 steps, just while it was in my pocket! 

Nello secondo giorno di classe, Giuliana (la nostra professoressa e guida fantastica) ci ha preso a Pizzicheria De Miccoli. Lei conosca il padrone del shop, chiama Antonio. Lui è molto simpatico! Raccomando andare a qui se si è in Siena!! Anche Rick Steves è venuto quando eravamo lì! Non ho una pittura adesso, ma posterò un foto più tardi. 
In the second day of class, Giuliana (our fantastic faculty advisor) took us to the Pizzicheria De Miccoli. She knows the owner of the shop, named Antonio. He is so nice and I highly recommend this place to anyone traveling near Siena!! Also, Rick Steves came in while we were there! I don't have a picture now, but I will post one later. 

Antonio ha preparato il questo cibo per noi con il prosciutto crudo, le salame, i pani, alcuno formaggio, la tartufo, e spalmare. Tutto il cibo era molto squisito!! Per il dolce abbiamo avuto panforte e cioccolata lui ha fatto a mano! 
Antonio prepared this food for us with prosciutto, salami/sausages, breads, a few types of cheese, Italian truffles (which are very expensive), and sauces/spreads. All the food was so delicious! For dessert we also had panforte, which is a soft Italian cookie, with pumpkin jam, and his own homemade chocolate! 

Ho le salame e le carne che appende sopra la mia testa...
I had salami and meat hanging above my head... But I just tried not to look up and ignore the smell to enjoy the food! 

La mia piatto con un po di cibo
My plate with some of the food 

Panforte con la marmellata della zucca
Panforte with pumpkin jam

Antonio ed io. Lui dice "Un foto con la bionda!" Haha 
Antonio and I. He said, "A picture with the blonde!" Haha 

Siena è diviso in 17 contrade nella città. La mia scuola, chiama La Società di Dante Alighieri, è in la contrada della tartuca (tartaruga). 
Siena is divided into 17 contrade in the city. My school, called La Società di Dante Alighieri, is in the contrade of the turtle. 

Una fontana vicino a scuola con l'acqua, per bevanda, che esce la bocca della tartaruga
A fountain near the school with drinkable water coming out of the turtles mouth

Sono in la Piazza del Campo! È il centro nella città. 
I am in th Piazza del Campo! It is the center of the city. 

Una bella vista da una via 
A nice view from a road

Una da mia compagna dell'appartamento, Marie, ed io 
One of my suite mates in the apartment, Marie and I 

La bella via che ha la vista nella prima pittura 
The beautiful road that has the view in the previous picture 

Sono molto felice di essere qui! Non so come spesso posterò, ma continuerò aggiornare quando posso! 
I am so happy to be here! I don't know how often I'll be able to post on the blog, but I will continue to update when I can! 

Sunday, June 10, 2012

NEW YORK, NEW YORK!!!

My mom gave each of my siblings and I a senior trip for graduation and I chose New York City for mine! We left a few days after graduation and stayed for one week in the Hotel Edison, just off Times Square. We went to MOMA, the Frick Collection Museum, the Met, the Nueue Gallery, the Natural History Museum, Central Park, a harbor cruise around the Statue of Liberty, the Whitney Museum, the Guggenheim Museum, St. Patrick's Cathedral, the New York Aquarium, Coney Island and more! It was seriously one of the most amazing experiences of my life!! 
I definitely want to go back, soon, now, forever!! haha 
I will apologize beforehand, but some of the pictures won't upload portrait style so just turn your head to see them :)


First thing we do in New York... Go to a museum!! MOMA was amazing! I loved seeing art that I have only seen images of and it is completely different in person! There was an exhibit of Cindy Sherman, one of my favorite feminist artists, I saw Magritte, Picasso, Van Gogh, Matisse, I can't even finish naming them because there were so many ridiculously amazing things!!! 


Me in China Town, complete with the Bud Light truck behind me. 
It was not my favorite place, but now I can say I've been there! haha 


Little Italy was so great! This is my mom and I eating at Caffe Napoli, which had such amazing food!! We also got awesome pashmina scarfs so cheap compared to the price in Utah! 




We also did a harbor cruise on the Hudson River, complete with an awesome dinner, live band, New York sunset, and beautiful sites! I highly recommend this if anyone goes to New York! 







There really are police on horses in Times Square!! Also, my mom and I ate breakfast at The Roxy in front of them most of the mornings! It has awesome food, a great environment, and caricatures on the walls of celebrities that are very creative. 


Grand Central Station


The Metropolitan Museum of Art!! I've been told I would be overwhelmed by the amount of art in the Met and I never believed anyone until I went in. We spent most of a day here and I still only think we saw maybe a quarter of their collection. 
They have such amazing pieces though and I can't wait to go back and explore more! 


View from the roof of the Met over Central Park 


Saint Patrick's Cathedral


A Pieta sculpture in the Cathedral 


We went to the New York Aquarium. It was really cool to see the variety of aquatic animals they house there compared to the other aquariums I've been to.

Jellyfish are my favorite!!!!



Put my feet in the Atlantic Ocean! 

The famous Coney Island (it was cool, but incredibly gross and dirty at the same time...)

I feel like I'm missing details, but there was so much amazing-ness in just a week!