2015 - October: Eurocentres Italian Language School in Florence

Eurocentres Firenze offers two course schedules; either 20 or 25 lessons per week. I did the 'intensive' 25-lesson schedule last year (whew) and scaled back to the 'basic' 20-lesson schedule for 4 weeks in 2015. This gave me more free time in the afternoon to study or be a tourist. 

More information about the school is available here: Eurocentres Firenze

Putting things on the map, the school is located to the south of the historic city center, below the Arno River. This area is mostly residential, with fewer tourists.

Closer up, this shows where I have been staying, relative to the school. It's only a 10-minute walk in the morning.

This was my class for the first few weeks. From the left we are Berit, me, Carol from Canada, Göran (from Sweden and hubby of Berit), and Vanessa from England. We connected well and enjoyed our time in class together.

Berit and Göran have since gone home and this picture includes our instructors Sara and Rossella. Sara is teaching 'conversation' and Rossella is helping us untangle Italian verb usage. Good luck with that!! Not a bad deal, being surrounded by these ladies!

Carol has since gone home to Montreal and we now have Stephan (from Switzerland) in our class. Sorry, no picture yet. For now, the boys outnumber the girls!

With only a few days left, I'm feeling anxious to get home but also a bit sad to leave Florence and the friends I've gotten to know. Oh well, maybe next year!?!