Ciao! I've officially spent one full week in Milan and can truthfully say that each day has been better than the last. Here is a brief run down of everything I"ve done this week: I arrived from New York Sunday Morning into Malpensa airport. From the airport I took a bus to Milano Centrale (the main train station here) and a cab to my apartment. After moving in, unpacking a little, grocery shopping, and relaxing, I met up with my friends from Tulane studying in Milan as well for aperitivo in Navigli. Navigli is a young, vibrant part of Milan with canals running down the streets. On Monday, I slept in and made myself breakfast (sunny side up egg) before heading over to Bocconi for the first time. I have not explored all the buildings yet, but the building my Italian language crash course is in is pretty nice. After 4 hours of Italian (and 2 breaks!), I went to the Duomo with some people from my section and another Tulane student's section. The Duomo is right in the city center surrounded by the plaza, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, and the rest of modern Milan. The contrast between the Duomo and the rest of the modern buildings is so extreme and makes the Duomo that much more impressive. On Tuesday, I slept in again (it took a few days to get over my jet lag) and then went to Italian for 5 hours. Post Italian, I went for aperitivo with Rachel (Tulane), Tyler (Tulane), and Gabi (from my Italian class, Northwestern) at Fonderie Milanesi. This aperitivo was extremely nice at the cutest little restaurant / bar. We all definitely want to go again. After aperitivo, I went to Navigili with Rachel and Gabi where we shared a bottle of prosecco and walked around again. On Wednesday, after some more Italian, I went with a bunch of people to ESN Erasmus' welcome aperitivo. After aperitivo, there was a party at Old Fashioned. I felt feverish at Old Fashioned so I left early but everyone who stayed enjoyed themselves. Thursday was a chill day with more Italian class and relaxation since I was heading to Lake Como on Friday with some of my friends. I hope you enjoyed reading about my first week. I have not done as much sight seeing as I would have wanted within Milan so far, but I have the whole semester ahead of me. Not quite sure if I'll do a greetings from Milan every week, it depends how much I actually do once classes start and whether I have the time. I am so excited about spending the next four months here in the city! Ciao for now!
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