Passport? Check.

What I plan on looking like while I eat gelato

This weekend we are taking our first international trip since we've been here, and I am so excited! We are headed to Italy, which is one of the European countries that I've always wanted to visit most (after Spain of course). I can't wait to double fist gelato and use my knowledge of the Italian language (which consists of the words spaghetti, lasagna, tortellini...you get the picture). 

An added bonus, or two added bonuses shall I say, are that two of my best friends from home are going to be in Italy this weekend too! My friend Alyssa is studying abroad in Florence, and my friend Abby is studying abroad in Madrid but happened to book a trip to Italy the same weekend as me. I haven't seen either of them since we left to come to Europe, and I am so excited for the three of us to be together in a foreign country.

What I will probably actually look like eating
gelato

We are flying into Milan early Thursday morning and spending the day there before taking a train to Florence. Once we get to Florence Alyssa promised to pick us up from the train station and take us to our hostel where we will dump our stuff before heading off to explore the city. We are in Florence until Monday before we head back to Milan for the night before going home to Sevilla on Tuesday morning.

Even the fact that Ryan Air (the cheapest flight company in Europe) won't let me bring more than an under-stuffed backpack with me can't get my spirits down. In the fine print they never said anything about how many layers you're allowed to wear on your body, and I plan on using this to my full advantage; no matter how ridiculous I look in 3 jackets and every shirt I own.