Amici (Friends)

Amici: Those who you hope to find and those who you hope find you. Those who you hope like you and those who end up liking you. Those who are thrown together and those who can't seperate. Those who can't stand to be around each other but grow on each other. Those who yell, scream, backbite and spreaad rumors, but in the end we all forgive and forget and tear up when we seperate...... Individuals that you never in all honesty never would have dreamed of meeting lest hanging out with if it wasn't for a life changing experience that put us all together-
Grazie tutti I Miei Amici

Bandiera (Flag)

Bandiera:  An emblem and representation of team , zone or country forged into brotherhood by comittment and perseverance through ages of time displayed on textile raised for all to see and pledge allegiance. (Tartuga was the Dante Alghieri Contrada, pictured above)

Choc Krave (Nutella Epidemic to Behold)

Contrada........... (District)

Contrada:  Siena is divided into 17  districts called "Contradas". 17 Contradas are  represented by an animal while the last contrada is represented by the tower "Torre". The contradas were developed in the middle ages to protect the city from invaders of Florence. The contradas have developed today into districts of the city which help the city deal with marriage, death and baptisms. The Contradas also participate yearly at the Siena Palio.

Dante Alghieri Scuola Linguistica

Dante Alghieri: The Siena Language school and 6 week home away from home, with the most wonderful staff in the entire continent of Italy!

Duomo (Church)

Euro

Euro: L'Euro is the current currency of Italy and is used by  17 of the 27 Eurozone countries. Italy once used the Lira which was used as Italy's currency since 1807 during the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy.