Sunday, September 30, 2012

Sigh of Relief

Dear Precious Reader,

I can practically hear you squeal in excitement wherever you are because yes, I am back, and boy do I have some stories for you.
I must apologize for my lack of posting... It has been a month since my last post, on my honor, or may I be chopped up and turned into soup. 
Let's start from the top:
My last post told the story of the adventurous adventure park and that, my dear friends, was my final day in Cortina.
I spent the weekend in Venice at the Biennale- an art exhibition held every year which featured both a film festival and an architecture feature this year. This event marked the beginning of my temporary job.
Carlotta and Nicola produce an architecture magazine called The Plan, and they decided to launch their new social platform at the Biennale this year. I went with them and functioned as an intern- handing out invitations to randos, putting up signs, giving out free goodies, and getting people to subscribe to the magazine.
Even though I was there to work, Carlotta and I did take a night off to visit the film festival... Zac Efron's new movie was premiering and we decided to get tickets. Unfortunately, the premier Zac was going to was already sold out, so we were forced to watch in the theater next door with the general public... how humiliating. So much for my plan to casually rub elbows with Zac, have him realize that I have "it" and then have him make me famous... Maybe next time.
I didn't even get his autograph! Ughh.
My Venetian weekend also included some museums, and a touch of sightseeing (Piazza San Marco at night... wow). We also left just moments before the entire Grand Canal was shut down for the Historical Regatta. The event has been held annually for thousands of years, so they're clearly still trying to get it to catch on...
Once back in Bologna, I immediately began working for The Plan. I created a twitter account, helped update the official Facebook page, and edited the English translations. Shameless plug. 
I worked for two weeks, taking a day trip to Verona in the process (that day requires it's own separate entry), and finally, it was time for my semester to start.
On September 16, I headed to Florence.