February Night Life

I typically don't take out my camera on a night out. My friends smartly do the same, however, we lose the opportunity to take some pictures of our fun times. Every once in awhile someone does manage to take a few snaps here and there which makes me forever thankful. :)

 A night out with my favorite German Girls at Babylon.

The thing I like about Babylon is that there aren't as many annoying American girls. You know, the kind that get wasted and are completely obnoxious? Trust me, there is never a shortage of those kind of girls running around Florence. I also like that you get a drink included with the cover charge. The best part about Babylon? The music. They mainly play electronic stuff. Music I can just dance all night too. I don't go there as often as I'd like and writing this makes me want to go now! 

 The night ended with a stop at the photo booth. Sadly, I don't know what happened to those photos but I cherish the memory, and this pic. 

 Here, is a night at twice with Lucy, my ex roomie Kiki and Silja. Twice is a club that I love to hate. I hate it because of those American girls I mentioned before. Well, Twice is full of them. Even worse it is filled with desperate guys trying to dance with you no matter how many times you say no. I love it because it's free, the  music is pretty decent and because it closes late. Meaning, even when the plan isn't to go to Twice we go there after leaving another club for an hour or two. 

This is me and Vicky right before a night out of madness. We went to a few places around town and had ourselves quite the adventure. :) 

 Lastly, this is me at Salamanca. I was here with the lovely people of FACE and Adriana. Salamanca is my typical Thursday stop. Here you will find me chugging sangria and dancing on table tops. That's just what you do in Salamanca. The music here could do with some improvement. The songs are good but the DJ always repeats them. I can listen to a song three times in one night. Not cool.  The guys here usually know how to keep their distance here which is good. Although my roomie always finds someone to run off and have a conversation with. No really, she just spends the whole night talking. Where are the people I can do that with? lol.

Mia♡ 

5 Things

1. Karaoke Nights at Old Stove: I have been going to these since October but most recently I have been joining my FACE friends there too. It took awhile for me to get the courage to sing on stage but I haven't looked back since. (Karaoke pics are never flattering)

2. Mondo Marcio - Non Dimenticare: This song is legit. Love it. His voice, his style, his appearance isn't so bad either. (; Watch out Fedez you have competition for my Italian hubby. This should really just say Marcio cuz he is so good looking!! Just my type. But it's the song I love this week.



3. Velvet: This magazine helps me practice my Italian. Plus, you know how much I LOVE magazines so why would it be any different in Italy? It is also the perfect eye candy. European fashion is like....oh dear, it's expensive but so worth it. At first I'm not impressed oh whatevs. Then I go on a US store website and I'm like Oh yeah, thats how the clothes is back home. If only I could afford it all. But it really comes down to Travel Money or Clothes Money. Can't have both. And I REALLY wanna see Paris!

4. Live Music in Piazza della Repubblica: No matter what time of day it is there is always a music act playing in this popular square. They can range anywhere from flute bands to opera singers and believe me, it does not stop there. I always enjoy sitting on one of the benches and listening to the musical acts. It's very calming and sometimes it puts me in the mood to dance. :) What is better than free entertainment?

5. The Diner: I have mentioned this place before but I really have to add it to the list. It's funny because I am in Italy and I should be going to Italian restaurants. But I have Italian food every single day at home. I always cook pasta, ravioli, salads, soups, and all that good Italian food that I just need a break when I go out to eat. My favorite place to go is the Diner because they sell American food. Mind you it is very expensive but soooo worth it. My favorite thing to get is the bacon cheeseburger although I die for their chocolate milkshake.

Mia♡

5 Things I Love This Week.

1. Klab: If you are my friend on Facebook then you have seen me mention Klab a few times. It is the gym that I go to at least 4 days a week. It is literally 2 minutes walking distance from my house and I love it! Sure, it is super expensive, I registered when I had a pretty good income. Now it is my escape where I love to go to to let loose.

 2. FACE: Florentine Association for Culture Exchange, aka FACE is a group that puts events together for foreign students. The club is also open to anyone who wants to meet people from other countries and practice different languages. It's pretty cool cuz my roomie and I go to practice our Italian, sing at karaoke and have met some pretty nice people. It's nice to make some new friends since I lost pretty much all of my Via Lingua crew, except for Vicky. Everytime we get together it is a good time for sure. :)  

3. Adriana: is my new roomie that I've had now for about 3 weeks. She is here from Mexico studying architecture and likes to have a good time. Like no seriously, last week we went out 5 days in a row.  Well, she went out with me 4 out of the 5 times. lol. I'm glad she is our new roomie.  

 

4. Bag Tax: Anytime you go to the supermarket here you have to take a reusable bag. If not you are charged for every bag that you need. It's not much but of course everyone is trying to save some cents so we try to take our bags everytime. This is a nice way to be eco-friendly and is something we should consider doing back home.

5. Clean Streets: You would be surprised how clean Italy is. The streets are washed every night by these big machines, men go around picking up any trash seen around. It is beautiful. Italians know that they get most of their money from tourists and tourists like clean streets. More than that, they like having a clean home. Every night, without fail the streets are cleaned. I love it!

Mia♡