Today was quite an eventful day for me Charlie and Rob. After a seven hour flight, a half hour shuttle train, and a 1.5 hour train to Florence, Rob and I finally arrived at our hostel. We were pleased to find Charles playing cards in the garden, waiting for us. We swapped stories over a delicious lunch, and a long walk past the Duomo and over the Ponte Vecchio. Rob and I were slightly jetlagged, so we came back to the hostel and took a brief nap/chill session. We will fast forward to the good stuff...
After dinner (where I ate the most amazing pasta EVER) we returned to the hostel and bonded with a group of diverse travelers. In a group of about 8 Australians, Americans, and Chileans, we walked to the top of a hill on the far side of Florence, to enjoy a beautiful view of the city. The three of us then left the group in search of adventure and perhaps dancing. We stumbled upon a capoeira practice where we were invited to come in and watch. It was quite impressive. Our next stop was a bar named the Red Garter, where we had hoped to dance, but it was full of Americans, beer pong, and other things more easily found in America than in Italy. Frankly, it was a waste of time. So...we headed to an outdoor Salsa Festival that was right on the river. Unfortunately, it was a lot of older people, and we could not find any dance partners. We started heading back to the hostel when we ran into a group of American girls also looking for a dance club. We were lead by Italian friends of theirs to the "Andromeda Dance Club" where we danced for free (because we are students!) It was highly eventful, and surprisingly good music! But due to our mixed company, that's all we are going to say. And now we're back at the hostel, about to head to bed. Hopefully the jetlag won't kill us tomorrow. We're safe and alive, so be worry free!

Sincerely,

David (and Rob and Charlie)