Carnevale

So this weekend was Carnevale here in Milan. It is apparently mostly for kids, but some adults also participate. It is kind of like Halloween, because kids dress up in costumes, but they also throw confetti and silly string EVERYWHERE. There were shows and parades as well. Most of the celebrations were in front of the Duomo, a big church here. Here is a picture of the facade:

And part of the Duomo square:

Another part (if you go through the archway, you can find big, expensive brand name stores):

And here are some of the costumes:

I don't know if you can see, but the ground is covered with confetti:

A friend of mine from VCU came to visit this weekend for he birthday. She is studying in France, about 3 or 4 hours away from here. It was nice to talk about home with someone who knows what I am talking about. We are both waiting to hear about the Critical Language Scholarship for this summer..

Nothing much going on here really. I signed up for a ski trip in a couple weeks. Hopefully I wont injure myself again.. Otherwise, just kind of hanging out and trying to get into the Italian society. It is a bit harder when you live with 7 other American girls, but I have managed to find a couple of nice Italians. Hopefully I will find more...

I hear snow is coming towards Richmond...Watch out for the flurries