Soooooooo.....I've been e-mailing a lot this morning with my host Rotarian in Florence. We're trying to find a place for me to live, which is great! Except that I had to send him my budget. Now, while I'm very grateful for everything Rotary has done for me and the money they have given me, I discovered this morning that the scholarship given is more inclined for those studying in smaller countries than in big, touristy cities. So, we're going to have to be creative. After figuring out what I need for school and my plane ticket I came out to $6,211 or 4,697 Euros to live on for 10 months. So, for an apartment and food, in a touristy city, it's not very much really.
Once again, I'm very happy with everything that Rotary has done for me. They've helped me in numerous ways and given me a huge opportunity with this scholarship. This is simply one more hurtle I must overcome. However, I have learned not to be afraid to look for advice. So comment! Or send e-mails about what you think! I've been e-mailing my sponsor back in the USA today as well and he is helping quite a bit and I know that some Rotarians and the Jonesboro Club and District 6150 are all following this blog. So I'm looking for advice :) I've hinted to my host in Italy about living with him or with another Rotarian, but I don't know how to actually ask to do that. What would be rude, what would work, etc.
In other news, I think I'm 100% better. I wanted to go for a run today but went to a masterclass here today instead and then had to work on a duet with Ryan. We're going to sing in a masterclass tomorrow and get some advice on what to do to sound better together. So then I had to cook dinner. So no running, but I will get back into the swing of it pretty easily because the weather here is so great and it's usually beautiful scenery.
Okay, tomorrow I'll try and let everyone know how the masterclass went. Until later!
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