December 4th 2007
Last night was a fantastic evening on the outskirts of Firenze. Our school hosted a Christmas party at an old villa near Fiesole. All we had to do to prepare was pay 15 Euro and dress elegantly! The evening began with about 80 students cramming onto a public bus plus others waiting for the other bus, up to the villa. As we entered this grand complex we handed over our coats to the coat check and wa
lked into the first room with a lighted fireplace and a fir christmas tree all decorated and lighted up. We then were introduced to an abundance of free flowing chamagne and white wine along with apertivi of different delicious assortments. Socializing was the main form of entertainment and photos were being taken every second and I have many of them to show you this extravagant and fun event. Along with apertivi (appertizers) a silent auction and raffle was being held to raise money for the local half-way house called Casa di Famiglia. 
We were able to raise 1200 euro for their new industrial washing machine. I bid on two concert tickets and a cd of Tokio Hotel, one of Europes hottest music groups from Germany. I will not be able to go to the concert, however, I only had to pay 10 euro for 50 euro tickets and a cd..what a deal if i could go! oh well.Anyways....dinner was amazing. It began with the first course of rissotto and ravioli. The second course was grilled eggplant with a pan seared pork loin that was amazingly delicious. For dessert we had a light colored cake with warm chocolate sauce. In addition we had red Chianti wine and cafe for dessert. The evening was a lot of fun and it was great to mingle with everyone and take pictures with all my friends!!
Buon Natale!!
