Ramil Blog

So, I've been in Florence for almost a week now, and I'm starting to get used to it. I've made friends with the lady who works at the register at the supermarket, I kind of know my way around the neighborhood, and I watched my first episode of La Ruota Della Fortuna.

I had a couple more of my first classes, and I'm growing to like the music program here. It's much less complicated than how music is taught in New York, but still very demanding. It's also very individualized, which makes much more sense. The teachers are also really cool and seem interested in helping us learn the material. I think my favorite teacher so far is my piano teacher. He plays at the local jazz club, Jazz Club, and he invited us to play with him.

I made a video showing NYU Florence's campus and my apartment. It's called, "Ramil Lives, Goes to School in Florence." I show you what the campus looks like, what my apartment looks like, and the walk in between. It's kind of cheesy, but it's how I'm going to be spending a lot of time this semester, so I figured it deserved some air time.

Also, I wanted to post a link of my friend Dean's video. It's hosted on Facebook, and it's a trailer to an upcoming film about our trip to Peru with MLK Scholars and ProPeru. It's a great trailer, and I'm sure the final product will be amazing.

Click here to watch Dean's video.