Corri la Vita weekend

Thanks everyone! I don't feel sick exactly...just like I might get sick at any second and a little uneasy about that...

This Friday as the residents of Castella di Nutella (we named our apartment this) thought over what to make for dinner, we realized that we did not want any more pasta or Italian food, at least for that night. So we went over to the "Asian" market (it's more like a tiny shop with Asian, Hispanic, and Middle Eastern ingredients) and got some curry. We already had some risotto so we just cooked that and it was the most satisfying meal I've had in a long time! I definitely missed the taste of rice (even if it wasn't actual gohan).

On Saturday we went to listen to a free Gregorian chant concert at Santa Croce. It was in a beautiful room where we were surrounded by frescoes, and a Last Supper in front of us. The experience of Gregorian chants was definitely a soothing experience perfect before taking an entrance exam!
The inside courtyard of Santa Croce and the "stage" where they sang.

This weekend was also the Corri La Vita race. Corri La Vita means "run for life" and it's similar to the Susan G. Komen breast cancer walks in the U.S. We walked 6 kilometers up into the hills across the Arno river and through the Piazzale Michelangiolo.
It seemed like everyone in Florence was there

Then after an improptu potluck we headed over to the Accademia (where we'll be taking the first of our exams tomorrow) to see the Giovanni Fattori show. Giovanni Fattori was both a student and teacher at the Accademia in the second half of the 19th century and his works are almost a precursor to Impressionist art.

p.s. Paul Newman died?????