When it rains...

LAUGH!

So honestly.. one of the best nights I've had in Florence was tonight. To some it may appear a disaster, to me it was stomach pains because I laughed so hard. I had the brilliant idea of going out at 1am after we returned from Bologna. We all agreed.. well me Katie and Aloo. It wasn't wet, and Italians go out late so it seemed like a good idea. We all headed out to the shot cafe. Then we went to red Garter... which was no fun without any GU people there. I didn't realize how essential and crucial the people I see every day are to my happiness. But it was weird! The large group makes things less awkward, people respect you more even when we are loud, and just leave you alone.

Anyways after that we headed to Twenty one which is a club here. It's the spot where all of the local-more sketch people know to go. Normally we are with a larger group of Americans so its more fun and we just dance stupidly and have a good time... but it was just us. I found some kids from the university of Florence in a corner who were diggin life and just enjoying everything so we danced in a circle with them for a bit. They were a lot of fun, and our dance moves were actually accepted by them! WHO KNEW?

After, we left and found a random group of kids from minesota studying in London. They were visiting Italy... we talked to them for a while and then our group decided to lead them to the club. By this point it was pouring rain and we began to get soaked. After we got halfway there they gave up on us and we were drenched, in the middle of florence without anything but ourselves and our clothes which were soaked with all the rain water. SO I laughed.

There will never be a night again where it downpours so hard you can't see in fornt of you and nothing matters but dancing and laughing. We began to walk home and met a random homeless man on a bicycle who said "IT'S A RAINY DAY!" and he was wearing a trash bag. We laughed and began to dance in the street. Who cares if you're soaked? Who cares if you don't look good? Open up your eyes, see you are in ITaly, it's downpouring and you are laughing! So that's what I did. We were unrecognizable when a group of kids from London/New Zealand began to talk to us they are working at a winery here or so they claimed and have a "castle." Of course, they invited us and we had to decline because that's weird, and also we were too wet to do anything but to walk home and laugh the whole way over nothing but our situation and our lives.

When I got back to the pensione.. i talked to the student who works here during the nights about how we got wet and he laughed. It's just a night to laugh, and I love it. GOODNIGHT GUYS :]

PS. We went to Bologna and Siena this weekend... I will post an entry about the two cities soon with pictures!