20 Things I've Learned in Florence in One Month

1. Nutella is a food staple here.
2. Tuscan bread has no salt in it. Hence causing you to binge on breads from other cities.
3. RyanAir is the way to go for unbelievably cheap flights.
4. Mi chiamo Kara. Sono americana.
5. No taxes and no tipping! It's all inclusive.
6. A bus ride to Munich from Florence is 8.5 painful hours.
7. Piazza Italia is like the Italian version of Forever 21.
8. When in the market: haggle, haggle, haggle.
9. There is a sandwich shop in the back of Mercato Centrale called "Nerbone," and it makes the BEST roast beef sandwich in the world.
10. You get charged more if you sit down in a cafe or bar.
11. To quote a classmate...."Call me ignorant, but once you've seen one fresco of Jesus on the cross, you've seen them all."
12. Almost everyone here speaks English. A blessing and a curse for the American study abroad student.
13. Sometimes, it's cheaper to order a glass of wine than to get a bottle of water in a restaurant.
14. A travel guidebook is a worthwhile investment.
15. ALWAYS VALIDATE YOUR TRAIN TICKET
16. The men here need to come up with a better way of hitting on ladies than honking at them on their vespa and making a kissy face.
17. No matter how many times I walk past the Duomo, it never ceases to take my breath away.
18. Audio tours are my new best friend.
19. You are set a certain amount of electricity a month...if you go over it, you pay more =/
20. I am positively in LOVE with this country.